Photosynthesis Quiz

Questions 11–15
Indicate which of the following events occurs during
(A) Light-dependent reactions
(B) Light-independent reactions

1. Oxygen is released

2. Carbon fixation occurs

3. ATP is produced

4. Electrons flow through an electron transport chain

5. Calvin cycle occurs

6. The sugar formed from photosynthesis is

(A) ATP
(B) glucose
(C) pyruvic acid
(D) PGAL
(E) Sucrose

7. Which of the following is not a photosynthetic pigment?

(A) Chlorophyll a
(B) Chlorophyll b
(C) Carotenoid
(D) Bromothymol blue
(E) Phycobilins
8. Carotenoids absorb all colors of light EXCEPT
(A) green
(B) blue
(C) yellow
(D) red
(E) violet

9. The initial role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is to

(A) synthesize sugar
(B) absorb light energy
(C) fix carbon dioxide
(D) synthesize carbon
(E) convert ADP to ATP

10. Which of the following is produced by both cellular respiration and

thelight-dependent reactions of photosynthesis?
(A) glucose
(B) ATP
(C) CO2
(D) pyruvic acid
(E) oxygen