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Week 4 - Human and Social Biology - Third Form - Worksheet 1

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Week 4 - Human and Social Biology - Third Form - Worksheet 1

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Week 4

Third Form
Human and Social Biology Worksheet # 1
Mr. Miguel Bonilla

Name: __________________________

Multiple Choice: Circle the option that best answers the item.

1. are small discs found within the chloroplast that contains components important for
photosynthesis.
a. Carotenoid
b. Lamella
c. Thylakoid
d. Stroma

2. The red, orange, and yellow pigments found in plants, that are often visible in the fall are:
a. Carotenoids
b. Stroma
c. Chlorophyll
d. Chloroplast

3. Which of the following provides the name for the molecule that serves as energy source for cell
processes?
a. The Calvin cycle
b. Chlorophyll
c. Glucose.
d. ATP.

Use the diagram below to answer the items that follow:

Figure 1: Diagram of Thylakoid


4. The thylakoid is labeled as _ in the illustration.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E

5. The outer membrane is labeled as in the illustration.


a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E

6. The lamella is labeled as in the illustration.


a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
7. The inner membrane is labeled as in the illustration.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E

8. The stroma is labeled as in the illustration.


a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E

9. An organic compound formed is the dark reactions of photosynthesis is


a. glucose
b. chlorophyll
c. oxygen
d. water
10. One bean plant is illuminated with green light and another bean plant of similar size and leaf area is
illuminated with blue light. If all other conditions are identical, how will the photosynthetic rates of the
plants most probably compare?
a. Neither plant will carry on photosynthesis
b. The plant under the blue light will carry on photosynthesis at a greater rate than the one under
the green light.
c. Photosynthesis will occur at the same rate in both plants.
d. The plant under the green light will carry on photosynthesis at a greater rate than the one under
the blue light.

11. The overall source of energy for photosynthesis is:


a. energy from NADPH
b. energy released when water is split and oxygen is produced
c. energy from ATP
d. light energy from the sun

12. Which of the following does NOT happen during the light- dependent reactions of photosynthesis?
a. Sunlight is absorbed
b. Oxygen is produced
c. Glucose is produced
d. NADPH is produced

13. Which of the following are used in the overall reactions for photosynthesis?
a. carbon dioxide
b. water
c. light
d. all of the above

14. During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide (CO2), and water (H2O) combines to yield glucose (C6H12O6)
and oxygen (O2). What is the balanced chemical equation for this reaction?
a. CO2 + H2O  C6H12O6
b. C6H12O6 + 6 O2  6 CO2 + 6 H2O
c. 6 CO2 + 6 H2O  C6H12O6 + O2
d. 6 H2O + 6 CO2  C6H12O6 +6 O2
15. Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into
a. oxygen.
b. glucose.
c. ATP and oxygen.
d. oxygen and glucose.

16. Plants gather the sun’s energy with light-absorbing molecules called
a. pigments.
b. thylakoids.
c. chloroplasts.
d. glucose.

17. The equation for photosynthesis can be written as…


6CO2 + 6H2O  C6H12O6 + 6O2. How many oxygen atoms are present in the products of
photosynthesis?
a. 6
b. 18
c. 14
d. 12

18. If carbon dioxide is removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to the
plant’s production of glucose?
a. More glucose molecules will be produced.
b. Fewer glucose molecules will be produced.
c. The same number of glucose molecules will be produced but without carbon dioxide.
d. Carbon dioxide does not affect the production of glucose molecules in plants.

19. Which of the following is the source of the carbon in sugar produced during photo synthesis?
a. CO2
b. H2O
c. ATP
d. NADPH

20. Which of the following is the source of the oxygen released during photosynthesis?
a. CO2
b. H2O
c. ATP
d. NADPH
Interpreting Graphs:

Using the graph of light absorbance by photosynthetic pigments found in plants, answer the following questions:

400 500 600 700

21. If all light from our sun shined at a wavelength of 425 nm, what plant pigment would work the best?
a. Chlorophyll a
b. Chlorophyll b
c. Carotenoids
d. No pigments work well at this wavelength of light.

22. If light was between wavelengths, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the carotenoids would
NOT function well.
a. 415 nm – 490 nm
b. 550 nm - 700 nm
c. 450 nm – 550 nm
d. 530 nm - 630 nm
23. How efficient would photosynthesis be if sunlight was only green (between 495 – 570 nm)?
a. Only one pigment works well at some of these wavelengths of light, so photosynthesis would not
be as efficient in green light as in white light.
b. Since all three pigments work in green light, there would be a lot of oxygen and glucose
produced.
c. Photosynthesis would be just as efficient in green light as in white light.
d. None of the above.

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