Chapter 10

Question 1

Photosynthesis formula

Answer 1

6water+6CO2—>C6H12O6+6O2

Question 2

Chlorophyll resides in

Answer 2

Thylakoid membrane

Question 3

Photosynthesis is a _____ rxn

Answer 3

Redox

Question 4

Photosynthesis is exergonic or endergonic?

Answer 4

Endergonic

Question 5

Discrete particle w/fixed amount of energy (no mass)

Answer 5

Photon

Question 6

Substance that absorbs light

Answer 6

Pigment

Question 7

Light rxns

• Convert light into _____ energy
• NADP+ is ______ to NADP
• _______ produced

Answer 7

Chemical
Reduced
ATP

Question 8

Contain pigment molecules which absorb light and transfer the energy to rxn-center complex

Answer 8

Light-harvesting complex

Question 9

Contains special pair of chlorophyll a molecule which can reduce the primary electron acceptor

Answer 9

Rxn-center complex

Question 10

3 phases of Calvin cycle

Answer 10

Carbon fixation
Reduction
Regeneration of CO2 acceptor

Question 11

Uses chemical energy stored in ATP and NAPH to reduce CO2 to sugar

Answer 11

Calvin cycle

Question 12

Rubisco attaches CO2 to RuBP

Answer 12

Carbon fixation

Question 13

Carbon intermediate received phosphate group from ATP

Reduced by NADPH and loses the phosphate=G3P

Answer 13

Reduction

Question 14

Series of steps which utilize ATP to rearrange 5 molecules of G3P to regenerate 3 molecules of RuBP

Answer 14

Regeneration of CO2 acceptor