FINAL EXAM DOCX VERSION A BIOLOGY
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY ACTUAL TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Write the chemical formula for photosynthesis. Answer: 6CO2 +
6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
⩥ Name the reactants of photosynthesis. Answer: Water, CO2, sunlight
energy
⩥ Name the products of photosynthesis. Answer: Oxygen, glucose
⩥ List the two phases of photosynthesis. Answer: Light dependent
reactions, light independent reactions
⩥ In photosynthesis, what is light energy converted into? Answer:
Chemical energy
⩥ In photosynthesis, what is the end result of the second phase? Answer:
Simple sugars
, ⩥ What's the job of a thylakoid? Answer: Provide energy in the
chemiosmosis process
⩥ What's the job of a stroma? Answer: Host the Calvin Cycle
⩥ What happens to the electrons as they pass down the electron
transport chain? Answer: They are passed down from protein to protein
releasing energy
⩥ How are the electrons that are lost from chlorophyll molecules
replaced so that it can absorb light energy again? Answer: Molecules of
water are split in the first photosystem (photolysis)
⩥ What is the other name given to the light independent reactions?
Answer: Calvin Cycle
⩥ Write the chemical formula for cellular respiration. Answer: C₆H₁₂O₆
+ O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O
⩥ What are the reactants of cellular respiration? Answer: Oxygen,
glucose
⩥ What are the products of cellular respiration? Answer: ATP, CO2,
water
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY ACTUAL TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Write the chemical formula for photosynthesis. Answer: 6CO2 +
6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
⩥ Name the reactants of photosynthesis. Answer: Water, CO2, sunlight
energy
⩥ Name the products of photosynthesis. Answer: Oxygen, glucose
⩥ List the two phases of photosynthesis. Answer: Light dependent
reactions, light independent reactions
⩥ In photosynthesis, what is light energy converted into? Answer:
Chemical energy
⩥ In photosynthesis, what is the end result of the second phase? Answer:
Simple sugars
, ⩥ What's the job of a thylakoid? Answer: Provide energy in the
chemiosmosis process
⩥ What's the job of a stroma? Answer: Host the Calvin Cycle
⩥ What happens to the electrons as they pass down the electron
transport chain? Answer: They are passed down from protein to protein
releasing energy
⩥ How are the electrons that are lost from chlorophyll molecules
replaced so that it can absorb light energy again? Answer: Molecules of
water are split in the first photosystem (photolysis)
⩥ What is the other name given to the light independent reactions?
Answer: Calvin Cycle
⩥ Write the chemical formula for cellular respiration. Answer: C₆H₁₂O₆
+ O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O
⩥ What are the reactants of cellular respiration? Answer: Oxygen,
glucose
⩥ What are the products of cellular respiration? Answer: ATP, CO2,
water