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?

    <p>Arrangement and action of pigments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which organisms is anoxygenic photosynthesis found?

    <p>Purple bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of bacteria is capable of anoxygenic photosynthesis?

    <p>Green non-sulphur bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary location of photosynthesis in plants?

    <p>Chloroplasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Light-dependent reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

    <p>Formation of ATP and NADPH</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Jan Baptista van Helmont</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Glucose</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Thylakoid membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three stages of photosynthesis in order?

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

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

    <p>Stroma</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Sunlight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following organisms engages in anoxygenic photosynthesis?

    <p>Purple bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Stroma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

    <p>ATP synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Glucose</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Oxygenic photosynthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Chloroplast</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Carbon fixation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the thylakoid membrane in photosynthesis?

    <p>Capture light energy</p> 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?

    <p>Jan Baptista van Helmont</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Thylakoid membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Carbon fixation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the continuous phospholipid bilayer membrane in chloroplasts called?

    <p>Thylakoid membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Enzyme-mediated reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary location of photosynthesis in plants?

    <p>Leaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pass on excited electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

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