chapter 7

Question 1

What is the specific name of the pigment that absorbs energy during light reactions

Answer 1

Chlorophyll a

Question 2

What color of light is the least effective in driving photosynthesis

Answer 2

Green

Question 3

When light strikes chlorophyll molecules, they lose electrons, which are ultimately replaced by splitting molecules of

Answer 3

H2O

Question 4

Which of the following are produced by reactions that take place in the thylakoids and are consumed by reactions in the stroma

Answer 4

ATP and NADPH

Question 5

Of the following metabolic processes, which is common to photosynthesis and cellular respiration

Answer 5

Reactions that store energy by pumping H+ across membranes

Question 6

Photosynthesis is used by

Answer 6

Algae

Question 7

What are the starting materials for photosynthesis

Answer 7

Carbon dioxide and water

Question 8

Organisms that generate their own organic matter from inorganic ingredients via photosynthesis are called

Answer 8

Photoautotrophs

Question 9

Interconnected membranous sacs suspended in the stroma are called

Answer 9

Thylakoids

Question 10

What is the electromagnetic spectrum

Answer 10

The full range of radiation