Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 6U
The ATP and NADPH from the light reactions are used
a. in glycolysis in roots.
b. directly in most biochemical reactions in the cell.
c. during the reactions of the Calvin cycle to produce glucose.
d. to synthesize chlorophyll.
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You have discovered a novel peptide that, when administered to plant cells, spontaneously inserts into the thylakoid membranes and forms a channel that lets protons cross the membrane. You treat plant cells growing normally with your peptide. Which of the following statements correctly describes the effect on photosynthesis shortly after the addition of the peptide? Select all that are true.
a.
The rate of Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate synthesis will decrease
b.
The rate of oxygen production will be unaffected
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Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Select one:
a. The immediate product of the light energy absorbed by the P680 reaction center is used to produce NADPH.
b. In cyclic photophosphorylation, the chlorophyll is reduced by electrons liberated from water molecules.
c. The O2 gas produced during photosynthesis is derived from CO2.
d. In noncyclic photophosphorylation, electrons from water are used directly for the reduction of P700.
e. All of the statements are false.
Which of the following statements is/are FALSE?
a.NADPH is formed in the stroma.
b.The cyclic electron transport involves PSII only.
c.pH gradient can be formed from the splitting of H2O.
d.In the pH gradient, stroma is acidic and thylakoid space is basic.
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