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  • The rate of photorespiration in most plants increases at.higher temperatures. Some plants have evolved a somewhat round-about system to deal with this problem. This series of reactions is called


  • Options
  • A. ETS (electron transfer system in light reactions
  • B. C4 pathway
  • C. Photosystem II
  • D. Calvin cycle

  • Correct Answer
  • C4 pathway 


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    • 1. What is the maximum absorption wavelength for photosystem I in green plants?

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    • A. 550 nm
    • B. 600 nm
    • C. 700 nm
    • D. 750 nm
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    • 2. During the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, which of the following does not occur?

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    • A. Splitting of water
    • B. Carbon dioxide fixation
    • C. Release of oxygen
    • D. Absorption of light energy by photosystems
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    • 3. A eukaryotic cell that can carry out only fermentation instead of the complete aerobic respiration of glucose

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    • A. produces less CO2
    • B. is lacking in O2
    • C. has mitochondria present
    • D. all of these
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    • 4. Which of the following serves as a reactant in photosynthesis and a product in cellular respiration?

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    • A. O2
    • B. CO2
    • C. Sunlight
    • D. ATP
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    • 5. More ATP is manufactured during __________ than at any other time in all of cellular metabolism.

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    • A. fermentation
    • B. glycolysis
    • C. the light reactions of photosynthesis
    • D. oxidative phosphorylation
    • Discuss
    • 6. A cyclic electron transport process is the characteristic of

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    • A. photosynthesis
    • B. methane oxidation
    • C. sulfide oxidation
    • D. methane production
    • Discuss
    • 7. The breakdown of glucose occurs by the process known as

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    • A. glycolysis
    • B. fermentation
    • C. anaerobic respiration
    • D. Krebs cycle
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    • 8. In the initial step of photosynthesis, sunlight energizes the electron pair of

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    • A. adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
    • B. chlorophyll pigments
    • C. water
    • D. carbon dioxide
    • Discuss
    • 9. Antenna complexes, electron transport chains, and carbon fixation are all found in

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    • A. animal cells
    • B. bacterial cells
    • C. plant cells
    • D. association with the reactions of the citric acid cycle
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following statements about energy metabolism is false?

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    • A. The energy that powers living systems ultimately comes from the sun
    • B. All animals in some way rely on plants for their energy
    • C. Plants provide the water and CO2 that animals need to carry out respiration
    • D. All eukaryotic organisms carry out respiration in the presence of O2
    • Discuss


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