Download Photosynthesis Test

Botany Test
Virtual Biology Class
Multiple Choice (2 points each)
1. A product in the overall equation of photosynthesis is
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Water
2. A reactant used in the Calvin Cycle is
a. Water
b. Glucose
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Oxygen
3. During photosynthesis, oxygen is produced when:
a. Carbon dioxide is split
b. Water is split
c. Glucose is made
d. ATP is made
4. Which of the following is not part of the light reactions?
a. Splitting of water
b. Electron transport
c. Carbon fixation
d. Absorption of light energy
5. Water is lost from the leaves of plants through opening called
a. Root hairs
b. Xylem
c. Leticels
d. Stomatas
6. Autotrophic activity in plant cells occurs in organelles called
a. Cytoplasm
b. Thylakoids
c. Stromas
d. Chloroplasts
e. Chlorophylls
7. Why is adenosine triphosphate (ATP) such an important biological molecule:
a. It captures light energy from the sun
b. It is produced during cellular respiration
c. It stores and releases chemical energy
d. It is involved with the first law of thermodynamics
8. The individual flattened stacks of membranes inside the chloroplast are known as
a. Grana
b. Stroma
c. Chlorophyll
d. Thylakoids
Definitions: Please provide a sentence that explains the word. Examples are always
helpful if appropriate. (2 pts)
1. stroma
2. NADPH
3. Dark Reaction
4. Glucose
Short Answer
Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Please put your answers in
complete sentences.
1. What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis? What are the reactants,
products, by-products, and where is this taking place? (9)
2. Label the
important
parts of this
structure and
explain what
each of them
does. (6)
3. Explain how
and why water is an integral part of the light dependant reaction. Be sure to
explain what is made as a result of water being present and how and when water
enters the process. (6)
4. Why and how do leaves change color and fall off the tree? (16)
5. Using a diagram and words, explain, in detail how photosynthesis takes place.
Organize your answer in a step by step process. (36)
6. What are the male parts of a flower? What are their functions? (5)
7. What is a monocot and how can you identify it? (5)
8. What is the difference between a complete and incomplete flower and what kind
of pollination does each type of flower do?(8)
9. What is the difference between a superior and inferior flower? (5)
10. The fruit is really the ______________ (2)
The seeds are really ________________ (2)
11. Which structure protects the bud of the flower (2):
a)
b)
c)
d)
Petal
Pistil
Sepal
Stamen
12. Draw a picture of a complete flower and label all of the parts. (8)
13. Matching: ( 1 point each)
Complete Flowers
Incomplete Flowers
Ovaries
Pistil
Pollen Sac
Ovule
A. Have both male and female parts
B. Four chambers within an anther where
pollen grains develop
C. Collectively, the flowers “color”
D. Have male or female parts, but not both
E. Female reproductive parts: includes
stigma, style, ovule and ovary
F. Structure that matures into a seed
Stamens
Petals
Sepals
G. Found just inside the flower’s petals; the
male reproductive parts
H. Place where eggs are
I. Outermost leaf like structure that protects
the bud
14. Discuss the different adaptations a flower has for animal pollination vs. wind
pollination. Make sure you are specific and give as many examples as possible
for each category (12)
15. Label all of the parts that are visible.