Chapter 9
Biology · 15 exercises
Problem 1
Where is chlorophyll located in the chloroplast? (a) thylakoid membranes (b) stroma (c) matrix (d) thylakoid lumen (e) between the inner and outer membranes
4 step solution
Problem 2
In photolysis, some of the energy captured by chlorophyll is used to split (a) \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) (b) ATP (c) NADPH (d) \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) (e) both b and \(\mathrm{c}\)
3 step solution
Problem 3
Light is composed of particles of energy called (a) carotenoids (b) reaction centers (c) photons (d) antenna complexes (e) photosystems
3 step solution
Problem 4
The relative effectiveness of different wavelengths of light in photosynthesis is demonstrated by (a) an action spectrum (b) photolysis (c) carbon fixation reactions (d) photoheterotrophs (e) an absorption spectrum
8 step solution
Problem 5
In plants, the final electron acceptor in noncyclic electron flow is (a) NADP \(^{+}\) (b) \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}(\mathrm{c}) \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) (d) \(\mathrm{O}_{2}\) (e) G3P
5 step solution
Problem 6
Most plants contain, in addition to chlorophyll, accessory photosynthetic pigments such as (a) PEP (b) G3P (c) carotenoids (d) \(\mathrm{PGA}\) (e) \(\mathrm{NADP}^{+}\)
4 step solution
Problem 7
The part of a photosystem that absorbs light energy is its (a) antenna complexes (b) reaction center (c) terminal quinone electron acceptor (d) pigment-binding protein (e) thylakoid lumen
5 step solution
Problem 8
In _______ light contribute their energy to add phosphate to ADP, producing ATP. (a) crassulacean acid metabolism (b) the Calvin cycle (c) photorespiration (d) \(C_{4}\) pathways (e) photophosphorylation
3 step solution
Problem 10
The mechanism by which electron transport is coupled to ATP production by means of a proton gradient is called (a) chemiosmosis (b) crassulacean acid metabolism (c) fluorescence (d) the C \(_{3}\) pathway (e) the \(C_{4}\) pathway
4 step solution
Problem 11
In photosynthesis in eukaryotes, the transfer of electrons through a sequence of electron acceptors provides energy to pump protons across the (a) chloroplast outer membrane (b) chloroplast inner membrane (c) thylakoid membrane (d) inner mitochondrial membrane (e) plasma membrane
4 step solution
Problem 12
The inputs for ___________ are \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}, \mathrm{NADPH},\) and ATP. (a) cyclic electron transport (b) the carbon fixation reactions (c) noncyclic electron transport (d) photosystems I and II (e) chemiosmosis
4 step solution
Problem 13
The Calvin cycle begins when \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) reacts with (a) phosphoenolpyruvate (b) glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (c) ribulose bisphosphate (d) oxaloacetate (e) phosphoglycerate
3 step solution
Problem 14
The enzyme directly responsible for almost all carbon fixation on Earth is (a) rubisco (b) PEP carboxylase (c) ATP synthase (d) phosphofructokinase (e) ligase
3 step solution
Problem 15
In \(C_{4}\) plants, \(C_{4}\) and \(C_{3}\) pathways occur at different ________, whereas in CAM plants, CAM and \(C_{3}\) pathways occur at different __________. (a) times of day; locations within the leaf (b) seasons; locations (c) locations; times of day (d) locations; seasons (e) times of day; seasons
4 step solution
Problem 16
An organism characterized as a photoautotroph obtains energy from and carbon from (a) light; organic molecules (b) light; \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}(\mathrm{c})\) organic molecules; organic molecules (d) organic molecules; \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}(\mathrm{e}) \mathrm{O}_{2} ; \mathrm{CO}_{2}\)
3 step solution