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Chapter 8 Review



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Where does photosynthesis occur in the cell?
a.
Mitochondria
c.
Cell membrane
b.
Chloroplasts
d.
Nucleus
 

 2. 

Chlorophyll traps _____ from sunlight.
a.
oxygen
c.
hydrogen
b.
energy
d.
glucose
 

 3. 

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from the foods they eat are called
a.
autotrophs.
c.
thylakoids.
b.
heterotrophs.
d.
plants.
 

 4. 

A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant in bright sunlight at a temperature of 27°C. The gas being collected is probably
a.
oxygen.
c.
ATP.
b.
carbon dioxide.
d.
vaporized water.
 

 5. 

The main energy-trapping molecule in plants is _____.
a.
chloroplast
c.
stroma
b.
chlorophyll
d.
carotenoids
 

 6. 

An organism that makes its own food.
a.
ATP synthase
c.
Heterotroph
b.
Autotroph
d.
Photosystem
 

 7. 

Plants gather the sun’s energy with light-absorbing molecules called
a.
pigments.
c.
chloroplasts.
b.
thylakoids.
d.
glucose.
 
 
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Figure 8–2
 

 8. 

Which of the graphs in Figure 8–2 represents the effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis?
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

 9. 

Which of the following equations best represents photosynthesis?
a.
C + O2 + H2O ® CO2 + HOH
c.
6C + 6H2O ® C6H12O6
b.
6CO2 + 6H2O ® C6H12O6 + 6O2
d.
C6H12O6 +6O2® 6CO2 + 6H2O
 

 10. 

Which region of the visible spectrum is not absorbed well by chlorophyll?
a.
blue
c.
green
b.
violet
d.
red
 

 11. 

Which of the following affects the rate of photosynthesis?
a.
water
c.
light intensity
b.
temperature
d.
all of the above
 

 12. 

An organism that makes its own food.
a.
ATP synthase
c.
Heterotroph
b.
Autotroph
d.
Photosystem
 
 
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Figure BEOC1-14
 

 13. 

What are the gas bubbles made of in the above firgure BEOC1-14?
a.
Water
b.
Glucose
c.
Carbon dioxide
d.
Oxygen
 

 14. 

Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into
a.
oxygen.
b.
high-energy sugars and starches.
c.
ATP and oxygen.
d.
oxygen and high-energy sugars and starches.
 

 15. 

What is the name of the orange pigment?
a.
Chlorophyll
c.
Xanthophyll
b.
Rhodophyll
d.
Ribosomes
 



 
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