10 Questions
Which organisms are called photoautotrophs?
Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria
What is the byproduct of oxygenic photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What is used as a reductant in anoxygenic photosynthesis?
Hydrogen sulfide
What is used to absorb green light in non-carbon-fixing anoxygenic photosynthesis?
Retinal and microbial rhodopsin derivatives
What process converts light energy into chemical energy in organisms?
$Photosynthesis$
Which molecules store some of the chemical energy produced during oxygenic photosynthesis?
Sugars, starch, glycogen, and cellulose
What do most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria perform?
Photosynthesis
What do some bacteria use as a reductant in anoxygenic photosynthesis?
Hydrogen sulfide
What is largely responsible for producing and maintaining the oxygen content of the Earth's atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
What is used to absorb green light in non-carbon-fixing anoxygenic photosynthesis?
Retinal and its microbial rhodopsin derivatives
Test your knowledge about the process of photosynthesis, where light energy is converted into chemical energy and stored in organic compounds. Learn about the production of oxygen as a byproduct and the storage of chemical energy in carbohydrate molecules.
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