Photosynthesis Overview Quiz
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What is the primary purpose of photosynthesis?

  • To convert light energy into chemical energy (correct)
  • To produce oxygen as a byproduct
  • To fuel the organism's activities
  • To synthesize carbohydrate molecules
  • Which organisms are referred to as photoautotrophs?

  • Protozoa and viruses
  • Animals and humans
  • Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria (correct)
  • Fungi and bacteria
  • What is the byproduct of oxygenic photosynthesis?

  • Oxygen (correct)
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Hydrogen sulfide
  • Sulfur
  • Which pigment is used by some archaea to directly synthesize ATP in anoxygenic photosynthesis?

    <p>Retinal and microbial rhodopsin derivatives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does non-carbon-fixing anoxygenic photosynthesis use as a reductant instead of water?

    <p>$ ext{Hydrogen sulfide}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage of digestion involves the mechanical breakdown of food by chewing and the chemical breakdown by digestive enzymes in the mouth?

    <p>Cephalic phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organ secretes the digestive enzymes amylase and lingual lipase?

    <p>Salivary glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the gastric phase of digestion occur?

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

    Which accessory organ produces a number of enzymes involved in the intestinal phase of digestion?

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

    What produces a bolus which is swallowed down the esophagus to enter the stomach?

    <p>Chewing mixed with saliva</p> Signup and view all the answers

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