1. Photosynthesis Master?
Are you a
Photosynthesis Master?

2. The plant organ responsible for conducting photosynthesis is the…
Leaf
Stem
Root
Flower

3. Which type of leaf cell is labeled on the diagram?
Spongy Mesophyll Cell
Palisade Mesophyll Cell
Guard Cell
Epidermis Cell

4. Plant cells contain organelles called ____________ that perform photosynthesis.
Vacuoles
Mitochondria
Lysosomes
Chloroplasts

6. Flat, disk-shaped structures called ___________ inside the chloroplasts are responsible for the “light reactions” of photo synthesis.
Stomata
Thylakoids
Guard Cells
Stroma

8. Photosynthesis consists of two main sets of chemical reactions called _________ and _________.
Sun Reactions and Enzyme Reactions
Sunlight Reactions and Leaf Cycle
Light Reactions and Calvin Cycle
CO2 Reactions and Calvin Cycle

9. Plants release oxygen gas as a result of photosynthesis
Plants release oxygen gas as a result of photosynthesis. How is the oxygen made?
During the light reactions after water molecules are split apart
During the Calvin Cycle when CO2 is added
In the spongy cell layer when CO2 molecules are split apart
During the light reactions when electrons combine with oxygen atoms

11. Two types of molecules that are rich in chemical energy are created by the Light Reactions. These molecules are…
Oxygen and ATP
NADPH and ATP
NADPH and Oxygen
ATP and ADP

12. ATP is created when hydrogen ions flow through a transport protein in the thylakoid membrane and…
Activate an ATP Enzyme
Combine with NADP+
Cause electrons to flow through the photosystems
Cause PGA to release ATP

14. During the beginning stages of the Calvin Cycle, CO2 is combined with another molecule with the help of an enzyme called…
Carbodioxase
Rubiscase
Rubisco
Carbonase

16. The purpose of the Calvin Cycle is to produce ____________, which the plant uses as “food.”
Carbon Dioxide
ATP
NADPH
Glucose

17. Glucose molecules contain carbon atoms that were once part of CO2.
True
False