Photosynthesis Review Questions

Review Items

  1. Photosynthetic pigments
  2. Chloroplast, thylakoid
  3. Light-dependent reactions

    1. Source of electrons

    2. Final electron acceptor

    3. Chemiosmotic phosphorylation

  4. Light-independent reactions

    1. CO2 fixation

    2. Inputs and outputs

  5. Photorespiration

    1. C4 

    2. CAM

Review Questions

  1. List the products that are consumed and produced by the light-dependent reactions. answer
  2. List the products that are consumed and produced by the Calvin cycle. answer
  3. What is meant by the words "CO2 fixation"? answer
  4. What enzyme is involved in the fixation of CO2? answer
  5. Explain why water is needed for photosynthesis. What happens to the hydrogen? What happens to the oxygen? answer
  6. What is the final electron acceptor in the light reactions? answer
  7. What time of day (light or dark) do the light reactions occur? answer
  8. What is the structural formula for glucose? answer
  9. What is photorespiration? answer
  10. Where does the Calvin cycle occur in C3 plants? Where does the Calvin cycle occur in C4 plants? answer