Question 1

Chlorophyll absorbs light principally in the ______ wavelengths.

Accepted Answer

A)  blue and green 
B)  green and violet 
C)  blue and violet 
D)  violet and green 
E)  green and red 
A)  blue and green 
B)  green and violet 
C)  blue and violet 
D)  violet and green 
E)  green and red

Question 2

Compared with a C3 plant, a C4 plant:

Accepted Answer

A)  carries out more photorespiration. 
B)  has a lower photosynthetic efficiency. 
C)  has more Rubisco. 
D)  has a higher leaf nitrogen content. 
E)  needs more ATP to fix CO2. 
A)  carries out more photorespiration. 
B)  has a lower photosynthetic efficiency. 
C)  has more Rubisco. 
D)  has a higher leaf nitrogen content. 
E)  needs more ATP to fix CO2.

Question 3

Which of the following is a C4 plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  rice 
B)  oats 
C)  Kentucky bluegrass 
D)  crabgrass 
E)  wheat 
A)  rice 
B)  oats 
C)  Kentucky bluegrass 
D)  crabgrass 
E)  wheat

Question 4

Most of the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate not exported to the cytosol is converted to ______ and stored in the chloroplasts.

Accepted Answer

A)  3-phosphoglycerate 
B)  sucrose 
C)  glucose 
D)  starch 
E)  ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate 
A)  3-phosphoglycerate 
B)  sucrose 
C)  glucose 
D)  starch 
E)  ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate

Question 5

Who provided the first experimental evidence that soil alone does not nourish the plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jan Ingenhousz 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  F. F. Blackman 
D)  Joseph Priestley 
E)  Jan Baptista van Helmont 
A)  Jan Ingenhousz 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  F. F. Blackman 
D)  Joseph Priestley 
E)  Jan Baptista van Helmont

Question 6

Rubisco can use either O2 or CO2 as a substrate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Chlorophyll absorbs light principally in the ______ wavelengths.

Compared with a C₃ plant, a C₄ plant:

Which of the following is a C₄ plant?

Most of the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate not exported to the cytosol is converted to ______ and stored in the chloroplasts.

Who provided the first experimental evidence that soil alone does not nourish the plant?

Rubisco can use either O₂ or CO₂ as a substrate.

Botany: an Introduction

The Molecular Composition of Plant Cells

The Plant Cell and the Cell Cycle

The Movement of Substances Into and Out of Cells

The Flow of Energy

Respiration

Sexual Reproduction and Heredity

The Chemistry of Heredity and Gene Expression

Recombinant Dna Technology, Plant Biotechnology, and Genomics

The Process of Evolution

Systematics: the Science of Biological Diversity

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Fungi

Protists: Algae and Heterotrophic Protists

Bryophytes

Seedless Vascular Plants

Gymnosperms

Introduction to the Angiosperms

Evolution of the Angiosperms

Plants and People

Early Development of the Plant Body

Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body

The Root: Structure and Development

The Shoot: Primary Structure and Development

Secondary Growth in Stems

Regulating Growth and Development: the Plant Hormones

External Factors and Plant Growth

Plant Nutrition and Soils

The Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants

The Dynamics of Communities and Ecosystems

Global Ecology

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Exam 7: Photosynthesis, Light, and Life

Chlorophyll absorbs light principally in the ______ wavelengths.

Compared with a C3 plant, a C4 plant:

Which of the following is a C4 plant?

Most of the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate not exported to the cytosol is converted to ______ and stored in the chloroplasts.

Who provided the first experimental evidence that soil alone does not nourish the plant?

Rubisco can use either O2 or CO2 as a substrate.

Botany: an Introduction

The Molecular Composition of Plant Cells

The Plant Cell and the Cell Cycle

The Movement of Substances Into and Out of Cells

The Flow of Energy

Respiration

Sexual Reproduction and Heredity

The Chemistry of Heredity and Gene Expression

Recombinant Dna Technology, Plant Biotechnology, and Genomics

The Process of Evolution

Systematics: the Science of Biological Diversity

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Fungi

Protists: Algae and Heterotrophic Protists

Bryophytes

Seedless Vascular Plants

Gymnosperms

Introduction to the Angiosperms

Evolution of the Angiosperms

Plants and People

Early Development of the Plant Body

Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body

The Root: Structure and Development

The Shoot: Primary Structure and Development

Secondary Growth in Stems

Regulating Growth and Development: the Plant Hormones

External Factors and Plant Growth

Plant Nutrition and Soils

The Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants

The Dynamics of Communities and Ecosystems

Global Ecology

Filters

Compared with a C₃ plant, a C₄ plant:

Which of the following is a C₄ plant?

Rubisco can use either O₂ or CO₂ as a substrate.