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• Photosynthesis

Which photosystem has a reaction center that absorbs light at 680 nm?

Answer

Photosystem II

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Photosynthesis

What is the most common photosynthetic pathway used by plants?

Answer

C3

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Photosynthesis

What color of light is primarily reflected by chlorophyll?

Answer

Green

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Photosynthesis

What part of a plant performs the majority of photosynthesis?

Answer

Leaves

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Photosynthesis

What disaccharide is the main transport form of sugar in plants?

Answer

Sucrose

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• Photosynthesis

How many photosystems are involved in oxygenic photosynthesis?

Answer

2

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• Photosynthesis

How many carbon atoms does one glucose molecule contain?

Answer

6

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• Photosynthesis

What metal atom is at the center of a chlorophyll molecule?

Answer

Magnesium

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Photosynthesis

What is the absorption peak of chlorophyll a in the red region of the spectrum?

Answer

662 nm

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Photosynthesis

What mechanism drives ATP synthesis in the light reactions using a proton gradient?

Answer

Chemiosmosis

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Photosynthesis

What copper-containing protein carries electrons from cytochrome b6f to photosystem I?

Answer

Plastocyanin

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Photosynthesis

What is the name of the two-step electron transport scheme in photosynthesis?

Answer

Z-scheme

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