PPt.16: Photosynthesis Unit 2

Question 1

Photosynthesis takes place in the _______

Answer 1

Mesophyll

Question 2

Semi-fluid medium

Answer 2

Stroma

Question 3

In stroma, disk-like, interconnected membraneous sacs in which light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place

Answer 3

Thylakoids

Question 4

Molecules in membranes of thylakoids capture sunlight energy and convert some into chemical energy

Answer 4

Light-dependent reactions

Question 5

Such as carotenoids, absorb blue and green light but transmit and reflect orange and yellow

Answer 5

Accessory pigments

Question 6

Discrete packets

Answer 6

Photons

Question 7

Absorbs longer wavelength light and funnels energy to a special chlorophyll molecule called P700

Answer 7

Photosystem I

Question 8

Absorbs short wavelength light and funnels energy to a specific chlorophyll molecule called P680

Answer 8

Photosystem II

Question 9

The light-independent reaction chains of photosynthesis take place in stroma of the chloroplasts

Answer 9

Calvin Cycle

Question 10

When it is hot and there is plenty of free oxygen, some of the carbon held by RuBP carboxylase is oxidized.

Answer 10

Photorespiration