Photosynthesis
- Calculate the formula mass of a chlorophyll molecule.
- Write the chemical equation for the part of photosynthesis that requires sunlight.
- What does the energy of sunlight actually do in photosynthesis?
- Describe the importance of "reaction center molecules".
- What causes "light saturation" in photosynthesis?
- How does temperature affect photosynthesis?
- Use the following information to answer the final multiple choice questions.
Plants were grown in a green house under 14 cycles of 12 hours light (day) and 12 hours dark (night). At the end of the 14th cycle, plants were divided into 4 groups that were exposed to one of four experimental light conditions.
The following table shows the rate of photosynthesis under each of the experimental light conditions.
| Plant Group | Treatment | Photosynthesis Rate % |
| 1 | Dark (no light) | 0 |
| 2 | Green light | 14 |
| 3 | Full spectrum, dim light | 47 |
| 4 | Full spectrum, bright light | 100 |
- Which of the variables in this experiment is the dependent/measured variable?
- Wavelength of light
- Light intensity
- Photosynthesis rate
- Number of days
- The four groups of plants are kept under the experimental conditions indefinitely. Which group of plants will die first because of the light conditions?
- Group 1
- Group 2
- Group 3
- Group 4
- The immediate cause of death in the previous question is lack of
- CO2
- O2
- glucose
- amino acids
- Which group produces the most oxygen?
- Group 1
- Group 2
- Group 3
- Group 4
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