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Essentials of Biology

Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht

Chapter 6

Energy for Life - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:49

Problem 1

The raw materials for photosynthesis are
a. oxygen and water.
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide.
c. carbon dioxide and water.
d. carbohydrates and water.
e. carbohydrates and carbon dioxide.

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02:18

Problem 2

During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is _________ and water is ________
a. reduced, oxidized
b. oxidized, reduced
c. reduced, reduced
d. oxidized, oxidized

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01:35

Problem 3

When electrons in the reaction center of PS II are passed to an energy- acceptor molecule, they are replaced by electrons that have been given up by
a. oxygen.
b. glucose.
c. carbon dioxide.
d. water.

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02:16

Problem 4

During the light reactions of photosynthesis, ATP is produced when hydrogen ions move
a. down a concentration gradient from the thylakoid space to the stroma.
b. against a concentration gradient from the thylakoid space to the stroma.
c. down a concentration gradient from the stroma to the thylakoid space.
d. against a concentration gradient from the stroma to the thylakoid space.

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02:27

Problem 5

Oxygen is generated by the
a. light reactions.
b. Calvin cycle.
c. light reactions and the Calvin cycle reactions.
d. closing of stomata.

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02:48

Problem 6

The enzyme that produces ATP from ADP $+(\mathrm{P})$ in the thylakoid is
a. RuBP carboxylase
b. G3P.
c. ATPase.
d. ATP synthase.
e. coenzyme A.

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01:46

Problem 7

Energy for the Calvin cycle is supplied by ________ from the light reactions.
a. carbon dioxide and water
b. ATP and NADPH
c. carbon dioxide and ATP
d. ATP and water
e. electrons and hydrogen ions

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01:22

Problem 8

Carbon dioxide fixation occurs when $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ combines with
a. ATP.
b. NADPH.
c. $G 3 P$
d. RuBP.

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01:59

Problem 9

The output of the Calvin cycle that is used to generate carbohydrates is
a. NADPH.
b. $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$
c. G3
d. RuBP

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01:36

Problem 10

$\operatorname{In} \mathrm{C}_{4}$ plants, $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ fixation occurs
a. by adding electrons and a hydrogen ion when splitting water in bundle sheath cells.
b. by joining $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ to a $\mathrm{C}_{3}$ molecule and pumping it into bundle sheath cells.
c. by splitting water only in bundle sheath cells.
d. by oxidizing a $C_{4}$ molecule with $O_{2}$ derived from bundle sheath cells.

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02:01

Problem 11

A leaf of a $\mathrm{C}_{4}$ plant differs from that of a $\mathrm{C}_{3}$ plant because
a. stomata cannot close.
b. the mesophyll has no leaf spaces.
c. bundle sheath cells are protected from leaf spaces by a ring of mesophyll cells.
d. $C_{4}$ plant leaves are narrower to allow more $O_{2}$ to diffuse away.

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