The reactions of the Calvin cycle are NOT directly dependent on light, but they usually do NOT occur at

night. Why? (Concept 10.1)

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It is often too cold at night for these reactions to take place.

Carbon dioxide concentrations decrease at night.

The Calvin cycle requires products only produced when the photosystems are illuminated.

Plants usually open their stomata at night.

At night, no water is available for the Calvin cycle.

What is the role of NADP+ in photosynthesis? (Concept 10.1)

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It forms NADPH to be used in the Calvin cycle.

It helps produce ATP from the light reactions.

It forms part of photosystem II.

It is the primary electron acceptor.

It absorbs light energy.

The most important role of pigments in photosynthesis is to __________. (Concept 10.2)

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screen out harmful ultraviolet rays

store energy

catalyze the hydrolysis of water

capture light energy

catalyze the synthesis of ATP

When chloroplast pigments absorb light, __________. (Concept 10.2)

the pigments become reduced

the Calvin cycle is triggered

the pigments lose potential energy

the pigments’ electrons become excited

the pignments’ photons become excited

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Question 18: During photosynthesis in chloroplasts, O2 is produced from __________ via a series of
reactions associated with __________. (Concept 10.2)

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H2O ... photosystem II

H2O ... photosystem I

CO2 ... the Calvin cycle

CO2 ... photosystem II

CO2 ... both photosystem I and the Calvin cycle

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Question 28: Rubisco is __________. (Concept 10.3)

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the enzyme that forms a four-carbon compound in CAM photosynthesis

the enzyme responsible for splitting H2O to produce O2 in photosynthesis

the enzyme in plants that captures CO2 to begin the Calvin cycle

the five-carbon sugar molecule that reacts with CO2 to begin the Calvin cycle

the first stable intermediate in C4 photosynthesis

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Question 30: Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) is produced in the stroma of chloroplasts. Which of the
following statements is most accurate regarding this compound? (Concept 10.3)

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It is a three-carbon sugar.

For every three molecules of CO2, six molecules of G3P are formed but five molecules must be recycled
to regenerate three molecules of RuBP

It is produced from glucose during glycolysis.

For every three molecules of CO2 reduced in the Calvin cycle, six molecules of G3P are formed but only
one of these molecules exits the cycle to be used by the plant cell.

All of the listed responses are correct.