chapter 6 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Plants are green because they absorb all wavelengths of light except those in the _______________ range.
green
C4 plants have an advantage over C3 plants during what type of weather?
hot
Chlorophyll can be found attached to the ___________ membrane.
thylakoid
Carbon dioxide (CO2) enters leaves through openings called:
stomata
During the photosynthetic reactions, ________ is oxidized and _______ is reduced.
H2O, CO2
An important electron carrier involved in photosynthesis is:
NADP+
In C4 plants, the Calvin cycle occurs in the ____________.
bundle sheath cells
The light reactions of photosynthesis occur in/on the ____________.
thylakoid membranes
During the light reactions, electrons energized by chlorophyll end up combined with ADP and __________.
NADP+
During the Calvin Cycle, _________ and _________ are needed to carry out the reactions that convert CO2 into a carbohydrate.
ATP and NADPH
ATP and NADPH
Which wavelength of visible light listed below has the greatest energy content?
violet
hlorophylls a and b absorb which wavelengths of visible light most effectively?
violet, blue, red
Ribulose 1, 5-bisphophate (RuBP) is regenerated from:
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P)
Photosystems are composed of:
reaction center and antennae molecules
Photosystems produce ATP using excited electrons via:
the electron transport chain
The oxygen produced during photosynthesis comes from:
H2O
The reaction center of PSII derives replacement electrons from:
H2O
The first phase of the Calvin cycle is:
CO2 fixation
The relatively slow enzyme that catalyses the fixation of CO2 is called:
RuBP carboxylase
Which of the following molecules is not a potential product of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P)?
ATP
