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Stoma open at night in plants that use _______ photosynthesis.

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crassulacean acid metabolism or CAM

The Calvin cycle is also called C3 photosynthesis because the first molecule produced in the process is a __________-carbon molecule.

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C4 photosynthesis is an adaptation to hot,dry conditions in which


A) CO2 is fixed and concentrated in the leaf.
B) water is stored in the stem.
C) oxygen is stored in the root.
D) light energy is stored in chloroplasts.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The main products of photosynthesis are


A) glucose and oxygen.
B) glucose and carbon dioxide.
C) carbon dioxide and water.
D) water and oxygen.
E) ATP and oxygen.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following is not located on a thylakoid membrane?


A) Rubisco
B) Chlorophyll
C) Photosystem
D) Electron transport system
E) ATP synthase

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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What is photorespiration and under what conditions does it occur?

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_____________,which is generated by the light-dependent reactions,provides a source of hydrogens and the energetic electrons needed to bind them to carbon atoms in the Calvin cycle.

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During photosynthesis,ATP molecules are directly generated by


A) the Calvin cycle.
B) chemiosmosis.
C) the splitting of water.
D) light striking the chlorophyll molecules.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Inside the inner membranes of chloroplasts,chlorophyll pigments are grouped into a light-gathering complex called a ________________.

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How much of the radiant energy from the sun is incorporated into organic compounds in the process of photosynthesis?


A) Almost 90%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 1% or less

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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After hydrogens and electrons are stripped from NADPH,NADP+ is regenerated and can be used again in the


A) antenna complex.
B) the Calvin cycle.
C) the Krebs cycle.
D) the light-dependent reactions.
E) the light-independent reactions.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Light energy arrives at earth in tiny packets called


A) rays.
B) photons.
C) light waves.
D) wavelengths.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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How many turns of the Calvin cycle are needed to make one glucose molecule?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
E) 6

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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E

Within the photosystem,the key chlorophyll molecule that donates a high-energy electron to the electron transport system is called the


A) proton pump.
B) ATP synthase.
C) rubisco.
D) reaction center.
E) retinal.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The overall purpose of the Calvin cycle is to


A) generate molecules of ATP.
B) generate NADP.
C) give off oxygen for animal use.
D) build organic molecules.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which wavelength of light is the shortest?


A) Gamma rays
B) X-rays
C) UV light
D) Visible light
E) Infrared

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following does not conduct photosynthesis?


A) Algae
B) Leaves of plants
C) Some bacteria
D) Roots of plants
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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D

Within chloroplasts,the fluid-like matrix in which the Calvin cycle occurs is called


A) thylakoids.
B) grana.
C) stroma.
D) mesophyll.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Molecules that absorb light energy are called


A) pigments.
B) thylakoids.
C) enzymes.
D) electron transport systems.
E) grana.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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Three turns of the Calvin cycle produces


A) glucose.
B) oxygen.
C) glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
D) rubisco.
E) 3-phosphoglyerate.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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