OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 1. The primary function of the chloroplast is: A.

trapping light energy and producing NADPH and ATP B. trapping light energy and producing carbohydrates C. trapping light energy and using this light energy to produce oxygen for animal use. D. trapping photons of light and producing carbon dioxide gas Answer : B 2. Where would you expect to see chlorophyll molecules in a green plant? A. in the grana B. in the stroma C. in the outer membrane of the chloroplast D. dissolved in the cell cytoplasm Answer : A 3. What is the best term to describe the photosynthetic reactions? A. light and dark reactions B. glycolysis and Kreb's cycle C. electron transport chains D. light dependant and light independent reaction Answer : D 4. Which of these could best be described as the membrane that contains chlorophyll molecules in or on its outer surface? A. thylakoid B. stroma C. lumen D. cell Answer : A 5. When a chemical reaction called an oxidation occurs what else must happen: A. nothing else has to happen B. there must be a corresponding reduction reaction C. an electron must be elevated to a higher energy level D. oxygen must be removed from a molecule Answer : B

6. During the daytime when there are low light levels and not enough light energy to drive photosynthesis at its maximum efficiency which of these occur? A. Noncyclic photophosphorylation B. cyclic photophosphorylation C. cell respiration D. both A and C E. both B and C Answer : E 7. Where does most of the energy used by living systems originate? A. the sun B. the organic molecules stored as fossil fuels in the crust of the earth C. as the kinetic energy of molecules and ions D. from the potential energy stored in everything Answer : A 8.Plants need ___ and___to carry on photosynthesis. A. oxygen and water B. carbon dioxide and water C. carbon dioxide and oxygen D. glucose and water Answer : B 9. What do photosynthetic prokaryotes lack but eukaryotes have for photosynthesis to occur? A. an electron transport system B. the ability to absorb water C. the cell organelle chloroplasts D. sterols in the plasma membrane Answer : C

10. What is transferred between light harvesting complexes until it reaches the reaction centre? A. an electron B. a photon C. energy from an electron D. energy from a photon Answer : D

STRUCTURED QUESTIONS

1.Answer the following questions according to the figure given above. (a) Name the parts marked as X ,Y and Z. (b) What is the function of X? (c)What happens at Y when Xs function is carried out? Answer: (a) X: light harvesting complex Y: special chlorophyll a Z : Primary electron acceptor (b) to funnel the energy of photons to the reaction centre/Y (c) an electron at ground state will reach excited stage 2. In a light dependent reaction of photosynthesis: (a) Name a gas released as by-product. (b) Name the molecule that is the source of the gas mentioned in 2(a). (c) Why is oxygen removed from the molecule named in 2(b)? Answer : (a) Oxygen is released as a by-product of photosynthesis. (b) The oxygen atoms are removed from water as the water is broken down during the light reactions. (C) Water is broken down to provide hydrogen atoms which provides electrons to replace electrons that are lost from chlorophyll P680. At this point, oxygen is of no value to the system and, consequently, is released from the chloroplast and from the leaf into the surrounding air.

ESSAY QUESTION 1. Describe the light reactions of photosynthesis. Answer: __ Light required __ Light reactions on thylakoids (in grana) __ Cyclic and non-cyclic photosystems I & II __ Water used/split/required __ Chlorophyll absorbs light __ Photons absorbed by light-harvesting complex __ Energy transferred from antenna complexes to special chlorophyll a __ electron reaches excited state and transmitted to primary electron acceptor __ Energy of electron is used to make ATP __ Chemiosmosis __ Energy of electron used to make NADPH+ __ ADP or NADP used __ Carrier molecules for ATP or NADPH+ production __ O2 waste product from H2O __ O2 released to air __ Redox mentioned