Campbell Essential Biology, 5e (Simon/Yeh) Chapter 7 Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

Campbell Essential Biology, 5e (Simon/Yeh) Chapter 7 Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following is an autotroph? A) human B) mushroom C) pine tree D) fish Answer: C Topic: 7.1 The Basics of Photosynthesis Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 2) Photosynthesis contributes to plant growth by _____. A) taking in oxygen and making wood B) taking in carbon dioxide and making sugars (carbohydrates) C) synthesizing carbon dioxide and making cellulose D) converting sugar to oxygen and water Answer: B Topic: 7.1 The Basics of Photosynthesis Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 3) Within the inner membrane of a chloroplast, interconnected sacs of membrane called ______ are suspended in a thick fluid called the ______. A) chlorophyll... thylakoid B) thylakoids... grana C) thylakoids... stroma D) grana... thylakoid Answer: C Topic: 7.1 The Basics of Photosynthesis Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 4) What is the function of stomata? A) water absorption B) Calvin cycle C) location of photosystems D) gas exchange Answer: D Topic: 7.1 The Basics of Photosynthesis Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 2 5) Through what structure(s) do plants obtain most of their water? A) roots B) interior cells C) stomata D) leaves Answer: A Topic: 7.1 The Basics of Photosynthesis Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 6) What name is given to the membranous sacs found within a chloroplast? A) stroma B) cristae C) thylakoids D) vesicles Answer: C Topic: 7.1 The Basics of Photosynthesis Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 7) What are grana? A) thick fluids inside chloroplasts B) convolutions of the inner chloroplast membrane C) stacks of membranous sacs D) pigments found in chloroplasts Answer: C Topic: 7.1 The Basics of Photosynthesis Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 8) If you provided your shade-tolerant plants with their preferred wavelength of light, but only minimal amounts of water, which of the following would you expect to occur? A) increased plant growth B) increased amounts of oxygen rel