| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| what are the products of photosynthesis | glucose | 55%
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| oxygen | 55%
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| How many membranes surround chloroplasts | 2 | 32%
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| How many carbon atoms does glycerate-3-phosphate have | 3 | 32%
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| Where does the light-independent reaction occur | stroma | 32%
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| What is the movement of protons through ATP synthase called | chemiosmosis | 23%
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| What are stacks of thylakoids called | grana | 23%
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| What happens to pigments when they lose electrons during the light-dependent reaction | oxidised | 23%
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| What is the term for the excitation and loss of electrons from pigments due to the absorption of light energy | photoionisation | 23%
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| Which enzyme catalyses the reaction between carbon dioxide and RuBP | rubisco | 23%
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| what are the reactants in the light-independent reaction | atp | 18%
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| carbon dioxide | 18%
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| What happens to electrons in pigments when they absorb light energy | excited | 18%
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| What is the process of splitting water into electrons, protons, and oxygen called | photolysis | 18%
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| Where do the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis occur in chloroplasts | stroma | 18%
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| What are the flattened sacs inside chloroplasts that contain photosynthetic pigments | thylakoids | 18%
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| What is glycerate-3-phosphate reduced to during the light-independent reaction | triose phosphate | 9%
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| what do chloroplasts do | absorb light energy | 5%
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| What does a large surface area allow thylakoids to contain more of | chlorophyll and electron carriers | 5%
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| What happens to reduced NADP during the reduction of glycerate-3-phosphate | oxidised | 5%
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| reduced nadp | 5%
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| reduces production of atp | 5%
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| What is the product of the reaction between carbon dioxide and RuBP | unstable 6 carbon compound | 5%
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| What is the primary role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis | capture light energy | 0%
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| What is the primary function of chloroplasts in plant cells | carry out photosynthesis | 0%
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| What is the primary role of stomata in plant leaves | facilitate gas exchange | 0%
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| What is the term for the membranous extensions that connect thylakoids in chloroplasts | lamellae | 0%
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| what is it when the volume of oxygen produced and carbon dioxide absorbed in photosynthesis is balanced by the oxygen absorbed and the carbon dioxide produced by respiration | light compensation point | 0%
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| How does low light intensity affect photosynthesis | limits light dependent stage | 0%
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| Where are chloroplasts primarily found in plants | mesophyll tissue | 0%
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| What is the process by which ATP is formed using light energy | photophosphorylation | 0%
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| What is the primary purpose of the light-independent reaction in photosynthesis | produce sugars | 0%
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| What is most of the triose phosphate used for in the light-independent reaction | regenerate ribulose biphosphate | 0%
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