BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 4: Autotrophy: Collecting Energy from the Nonliving Environment

Autotrophy and Photosynthesis

1.
The colors in this hot spring are from ____, bacteria that obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic substances.

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A)chemoautotrophs
B)chloroplasts
C)heterotrophs
D)photoautotrophs
2.
Which of the following is the smallest structure within the mechanism that creates photosynthesis in plants?
A)the chloroplast
B)the cell
C)the granum
D)the leaf
3.
The light reactions of photosynthesis convert visible light into what?
A)chemical energy
B)sugar
C)oxygen
D)carbon dioxide
4.
The second part of photosynthesis, the Calvin cycle, uses ATP and NADPH energy to convert carbon dioxide into what?
A)oxygen
B)sugars
C)waste products
D)chloroplasts
5.
In plants, much of the PGAL produced in photosynthesis is converted to which sugar, easily transported and used?
A)glucose
B)sucrose
C)maple sugar
D)galactose
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