Biology: Life on Earth
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321729712
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 7, Problem 6FTB
Light reactions generate the energy-carrier molecules ______ and ______, which are then used in the _____ cycle. Carbon fixation combines carbon dioxide with the five-carbon molecule ____. Two molecules of _____can be combined to produce the six-carbon sugar ______.
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Biology: Life on Earth
Ch. 7 - Plant leaves contain pores called _____ that allow...Ch. 7 - Chlorophyll a captures wavelengths of light that...Ch. 7 - 3. During the first stage of photosynthesis, light...Ch. 7 - The oxygen produced as a by-product of...Ch. 7 - 5. In plants, the enzyme that catalyzes carbon...Ch. 7 - Light reactions generate the energy-carrier...Ch. 7 - Prob. 1RQCh. 7 - Prob. 2RQCh. 7 - 3. Draw a simplified diagram of a leaf...Ch. 7 -
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Ch. 7 - Explain photorespiration and why it occurs....Ch. 7 - Trace the flow of energy in chloroplasts from...Ch. 7 - 7. Summarize the events of the Calvin cycle. Where...Ch. 7 - Suppose an experiment is performed in which plant...Ch. 7 - You continuously monitor the photosynthetic oxygen...Ch. 7 - If you were to measure the pH in the space...Ch. 7 - 3. Assume you want to add an accessory pigment to...
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- Which of the following occurs during the carbon-fixation reactions of photosynthesis? A. Water is converted into hydrogen and water. B. CO2 is converted into sugars. C. Chlorophyll acts as an enzyme. D. Nothing occurs; the plant rests in the dark. E. Glucose and oxygen are reduced to CO2 and water.arrow_forwardDuring oxygenic photosynthesis, what happens to the oxygen atoms that were originally present only in substrate water molecules (as they are transformed into product molecules)? they end up in carbon dioxide, glucose, and water molecules they end up in both glucose and water molecules they end up in glucose molecules only they end up in carbon dioxide molecules only they end up in diatomic oxygen gas molecules onlyarrow_forwardThe stored energy in ATP and NADPH is then used later in photosynthesis to build one molecule of_________from six molecules of CO2.arrow_forward
- The light-dependent portion of photosynthesis, in the chloroplasts of green plants and green algae, uses sunlight to strip electrons and protons away from which of the following substrate molecules? water and carbon dioxide only glucose only water only carbon dioxide only glucose, water, and carbon dioxide onlyarrow_forwardWhich of the following are reactants of the light reactions of photosynthesis. A. Glucose B. Water C. ATP D. NADP E. Light energy F. NADPH G. Carbon dioxide H. Oxygenarrow_forwardWhich of the following are inputs to photosynthesis? Choose all that apply. Which are outputs? Choose all that apply. a. CO2 b. O2 c. sugar d. H2O e. lightarrow_forward
- Which of the following is not a product of the light reactions in photosynthesis? a. O2 b. NADPH c. H2O d. ATParrow_forwardWhich of the following is true of light-independent reactions of photosynthesis? Select all that apply. a. Light-independent reactions occur in the stroma. b. Water molecules are split during light-independent reactions. c. Chlorophyll absorbs energy from sunlight. d. Carbon dioxide is necessary for light-independent reactions.arrow_forwardThe light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis generate ________ and ________ to carry solar energy. a. NADPH; ATP b. glucose; FAD c. ATP; FAD 1 . 3arrow_forward
- The overall flow of electrons in the light reactions is from a. antenna pigments to the reaction center. b. H2O to CO2. c. photosystem I to photosystem II. d. H2O to NADPH.arrow_forwardWhere did the energy to power the light-independent reactions come from? A. chlorophyll from photosystem B. FADH2FADH2 from the outer membrane C. NADH in mitochondria D. proton gradient across thylakoidarrow_forwardwhat is the original source of energy that causes electrons to flow during photosynthesis? A. CARBOHNYDRATES B. SUNLIGHT C. OXYGEN D. GLUCOSEarrow_forward
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