Photosynthesis

Review

The products of
photosynthesis are

A) glucose and water

B) carbon dioxide, water, and energy
C) glucose and carbon dioxide
D) carbon dioxide, chlorophyll, and
oxygen
E) glucose and oxygen

What structural feature of a leaf allows a

leaf to obtain carbon dioxide from the air?

A) stomata
Epidermis
Cuticle
Mesophyll
Chloroplast

The vast majority of chloroplasts found in a

leaf are located where?

A) vascular bundles
B) Cuticle
C) epidermis
D) stomata
E) mesophyll

Molecules of chlorophyll are located

in membranes of sacs called _______

A) cristae
B) Thylakoids
C) Stroma
D) Grana
E) vesicles

What factors influence the rate of

photosynthesis?

A) light intensity
B) temperature
C) Carbon dioxide
D) water availability
E) all of these

The cellular organelle which is responsible

for photosynthetic activity is the ____

A) nucleus
b) Mitochondrion
c) Chloroplast
d) Endoplasmic reticulum

Practice this diagram with the

labelled parts

Fill in the blanks

Light dependent reaction occurs in the
_________ and light independent reaction
occurs in the ____________ of the chloroplast
of a typical mesophyll leaf cell.
The cells in the ____________ layer of the leaf
contain the majority of a leafs chloroplasts
The process of photosynthesis converts
solar energy into _________ energy stored in
the bonds of glucose

The energy source in photosynthesis is

A) glucose
B) ultraviolet light
C) visible light
D) Air
E) oxygen

A pigment that absorbs red and blue light

and reflects green light is

A) phycocyanin
B) carotenoid
C) xanthophyll
D) melanin
E) chlorophyll

Which of the following is NOT true of

chlorophyll?

A) It is green in color
B) It absorbs light at the red and blue
ends of the spectrum
C) It is the main photosynthetic
pigment in plants
D) It is found in mitochondria
E) It does not absorb green
wavelengths of light

You are experimenting with different types of lighting

for your indoor green plants. Which of the following
colors of light will be most effective?

A) green
B) orange-yellow
C) blue
D) red-green
E) red-blue

During the process of photosynthesis,

solar energy is converted into

A) chemical energy
B) heat energy
C) thermal energy
D) mechanical energy
E) nuclear energy

Answer the Following

Define Photosynthesis
Write the overall equation of
photosynthesis.
Explain why a plant left in the dark
for a long period of time will test
negative for starch?

Give the Functions of the

following

Stomata
Cuticle
Chloroplast
Light dependent reaction

 C_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ is the main light

absorbing pigment found in green plants.
3. Plants look green because chlorophyll _R_
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ green light.
Organisms, like green plants, that can make
their own food using energy from the sun are
called
_A_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
The stacks of thylakoids found inside
chloroplasts are called _G_ __ __ __ __ .

 What is it called?

DESCRIPTION
Organisms that can make their
own food
Organisms that obtain energy
from the food they eat

GIVE 2 EXAMPLES

On the line below each picture,

classify the organisms as either
AUTOTROPH or a HETEROTROPH

 Chlorophyll absorbs light very well in

the _______________ regions of the
visible spectrum.
(Circle all that are true)
A. blue-violet
B. green
C. red
D. yellow

 A student conducts an experiment by

collecting the gas given off by a green
plant in bright sunlight at
room temperature. The gas being
collected is probably ___________________.
A. ATP
B. water vapor
C. carbon dioxide
D. oxygen