M5 Subtopic 2

Question 1

The process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy, storing it in glucose molecules

Answer 1

Photosynthesis

Question 2

Captured by chlorophyll and other pigments in the chloroplasts

Answer 2

Light Energy

Question 3

Used as raw materials to produce glucose (energy rich compound) and oxygen

Answer 3

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Water (H20)

Question 4

Occurs in the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplasts

Answer 4

Light-Dependent Reactions

Question 5

Light-Dependent Reactions

Answer 5

Photon Absorption
Water-Splitting
ATP and NADPH Production

Question 6

Chlorophyll absorbs light energy, which excited electrons

Answer 6

Photon Absorption

Question 7

Light energy is used to split water molecules into oxygen, protons, and electrons

Answer 7

Water-splitting

Question 8

The excited electrons move through the electron transport chain, generating ATP and NADPH (energy carriers for the next stage).

Answer 8

ATP and NADPH Production

Question 9

Occurs in the stroma of the chloroplasts

Answer 9

Light-Independent Reactions

Question 10

Process of Light

Independent Reactions

Answer 10

Carbon Fixation
Reduction Phase
Regeneration of RuBP

Question 11

Light Independent Reactions is also known as…?

Answer 11

Calvin Cycle

Question 12

CO2 is incorporated into a 5-carbon sugar (RuBP) by the enzyme rubisco.

Answer 12

Carbon Fixation

Question 13

ATP and NADPH produced in the light-dependent reactions are used to convert 3-phosphoglycerate into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P), a 3-carbon sugar.

Answer 13

Reduction Phase

Question 14

Some G3P molecules are used to generate RuBP, enabling the cycle to continue

Answer 14

Regeneration of RuBP

Question 15

The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into ATP (adenosine triphosphate,) the cell’s energy currency, along with carbon dioxide and water as byproducts.

Answer 15

Cellular Respiration

Question 16

Used as raw materials to produce ATP, carbon dioxide, and water.

Answer 16

Glucose and Oxygen

Question 17

The powerhouse of the cell where cellular respiration takes place.

Answer 17

Mitochondria

Question 18

Glucose is broken down into molecules of ________, producing a small amount of ATP and NADH.

Answer 18

pyruvate

Question 19

Occurs in the cytoplasm

Answer 19

Glycolysis

Question 20

Occurs in the mitochondrial matrix.

Answer 20

Krebs Cycle

Question 21

Krebs Cycle is also known as…?

Answer 21

Citric Acid Cycle

Question 22

Pyruvate is further broken down, producing ___,___,____, and _____

Answer 22

CO2, ATP, NADH, AND FADH2