Photosynthesis Lecture 8: Overview and Processes

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What is the ultimate source of energy for most living cells?

Water

Sun (correct)

Geothermal heat

Wind

Which of the following organisms does not engage in photosynthesis?

Cyanobacteria

Heliobacteria

Yeast (correct)

Green non-sulphur bacteria

In which type of photosynthesis is oxygen produced?

Heliobacteria photosynthesis

Green sulphur bacteria photosynthesis

Anoxygenic photosynthesis (correct)

Purple bacteria photosynthesis

What do the two types of photosynthesis share similarities in?

Arrangement and action of pigments Signup and view all the answers

In which organisms is anoxygenic photosynthesis found?

Purple bacteria Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bacteria is capable of anoxygenic photosynthesis?

Green non-sulphur bacteria Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary location of photosynthesis in plants?

Chloroplasts Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of photosynthesis requires light and is responsible for capturing energy from sunlight?

Light-dependent reactions Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

Formation of ATP and NADPH Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist suggested that plants do not increase mass from soil and water alone?

Jan Baptista van Helmont Signup and view all the answers

What is the final product of the overall process of photosynthesis?

Glucose Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the chloroplast contains chlorophyll and other photosynthetic pigments for capturing light energy?

Thylakoid membrane Signup and view all the answers

What are the three stages of photosynthesis in order?

Capture energy, carbon fixation, formation of organic molecules from CO2 Signup and view all the answers

What is the substance surrounding the thylakoid membrane system in a chloroplast?

Stroma Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of energy for most living cells?

Sunlight Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following organisms engages in anoxygenic photosynthesis?

Purple bacteria Signup and view all the answers

Where is the substance surrounding the thylakoid membrane system located in a chloroplast?

Stroma Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

ATP synthesis Signup and view all the answers

What is the final product of the overall process of photosynthesis?

Glucose Signup and view all the answers

Which type of photosynthesis is found in essentially all land plants?

Oxygenic photosynthesis Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle in plant cells is responsible for carrying out the photosynthetic process?

Chloroplast Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the three stages of photosynthesis in order?

Carbon fixation Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

Capture light energy Signup and view all the answers

Who suggested that plants do not increase mass from soil and water alone, leading to curiosity about how plants grow?

Jan Baptista van Helmont Signup and view all the answers

Which structure in chloroplasts contains chlorophyll and other photosynthetic pigments for capturing light energy?

Thylakoid membrane Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the formation of organic molecules from CO2 in the air during photosynthesis?

Carbon fixation Signup and view all the answers

What is the continuous phospholipid bilayer membrane in chloroplasts called?

Thylakoid membrane Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the stroma surrounding the thylakoid membrane system in a chloroplast?

Enzyme-mediated reactions Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary location of photosynthesis in plants?

Leaves Signup and view all the answers

What does each pigment molecule within a photosystem do when capturing photons during photosynthesis?

Pass on excited electrons Signup and view all the answers

Photosynthesis Lecture 8: Overview and Processes

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What is the ultimate source of energy for most living cells?

Which of the following organisms does not engage in photosynthesis?

In which type of photosynthesis is oxygen produced?

What do the two types of photosynthesis share similarities in?

In which organisms is anoxygenic photosynthesis found?

Which type of bacteria is capable of anoxygenic photosynthesis?

What is the primary location of photosynthesis in plants?

Which stage of photosynthesis requires light and is responsible for capturing energy from sunlight?

What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

Which scientist suggested that plants do not increase mass from soil and water alone?

What is the final product of the overall process of photosynthesis?

Which part of the chloroplast contains chlorophyll and other photosynthetic pigments for capturing light energy?

What are the three stages of photosynthesis in order?

What is the substance surrounding the thylakoid membrane system in a chloroplast?

What is the primary source of energy for most living cells?

Which of the following organisms engages in anoxygenic photosynthesis?

Where is the substance surrounding the thylakoid membrane system located in a chloroplast?

What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

What is the final product of the overall process of photosynthesis?

Which type of photosynthesis is found in essentially all land plants?

Which organelle in plant cells is responsible for carrying out the photosynthetic process?

What is the term for the three stages of photosynthesis in order?

What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

Who suggested that plants do not increase mass from soil and water alone, leading to curiosity about how plants grow?

Which structure in chloroplasts contains chlorophyll and other photosynthetic pigments for capturing light energy?

What is the term for the formation of organic molecules from CO2 in the air during photosynthesis?

What is the continuous phospholipid bilayer membrane in chloroplasts called?

What is the function of the stroma surrounding the thylakoid membrane system in a chloroplast?

What is the primary location of photosynthesis in plants?

What does each pigment molecule within a photosystem do when capturing photons during photosynthesis?

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