C1.3 Photosynthesis (SL)
14 review questions with answers for C1.3 Photosynthesis (SL). Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
The organelle where all stages of photosynthesis occur in eukaryotes?
- Stroma
- ChloroplastRight answer
- Photolysis
- Chlorophyll
All 14 questions and answers
The organelle where all stages of photosynthesis occur in eukaryotes?
Answer: Chloroplast
The specific fluid-filled space in the chloroplast where the light-independent reactions occur?
Answer: Stroma
The process of splitting water molecules using light energy to release electrons and oxygen?
Answer: Photolysis
What is the waste product of photosynthesis that changed Earth's early atmosphere?
Answer: Oxygen (O₂)
Why does the rate of photosynthesis decrease at very high temperatures?
Answer: Enzymes denature
Which two colors of light are absorbed most efficiently by chlorophyll?
Answer: Blue and Red
Which color of light is reflected by chlorophyll, giving plants their color?
Answer: Green
A graph showing the rate of photosynthesis at different wavelengths of light?
Answer: Action Spectrum
A graph showing the percentage of light of different wavelengths absorbed by a pigment?
Answer: Absorption Spectrum
What is the process converting light energy to chemical energy in glucose?
Answer: Photosynthesis
What do we call the green pigment that absorbs light for photosynthesis?
Answer: Chlorophyll
Which stage of photosynthesis occurs in thylakoids and produces ATP and NADPH using light?
Answer: Light-dependent reactions
Which stage of photosynthesis uses ATP and NADPH to turn fixed CO₂ into sugars?
Answer: Light-independent reactions
The factor furthest from its optimum, which restricts the rate of a process (e.g., light, CO₂, temperature)?
Answer: Limiting factor
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