Lesson 5.2.3

5.2.3 Light-independent reactions and chloroplast structure Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Biology, Unit 5

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  1. Which compound combines with carbon dioxide in the first step of the Calvin cycle?

    • RuBP
    • GP
    • Glucose
    • GALP
  2. What is the immediate product formed when carbon dioxide combines with RuBP?

    • Glycerate 3-phosphate
    • Triose phosphate
    • Ribulose bisphosphate
    • Glucose phosphate
  3. Which compound is reduced to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (GALP) in the Calvin cycle?

    • Ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP)
    • Starch
    • Glycerate 3-phosphate (GP)
    • Oxygen
  4. Which enzyme catalyses the fixation of carbon dioxide in the Calvin cycle?

    • RUBISCO
    • DNA polymerase
    • ATP synthase
    • NADP reductase
  5. What is the main function of most GALP produced during the Calvin cycle?

    • Regenerating RuBP
    • Splitting water
    • Producing ATP
    • Synthesising glucose
  6. What is ATP used for during the Calvin cycle?

    • Fixing carbon dioxide
    • Reducing GP
    • Exciting chlorophyll
    • Photolysis of water
  7. What is a primary use of the sugars produced during the Calvin cycle?

    • Cellular respiration
    • Electron transport
    • Photolysis of water
    • Carbon fixation
  8. Where do the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis take place in a chloroplast?

    • Stroma
    • Granum
    • Thylakoid membrane
    • Intermembrane space
  9. What is the primary function of the double-membrane chloroplast envelope?

    • Synthesising ATP
    • Absorbing light energy
    • Controlling transport
    • Fixing carbon dioxide
  10. What is the main advantage of thylakoids being arranged into grana?

    • Prevents enzyme loss
    • Increases surface area
    • Stores starch grains
    • Decreases light absorption
  11. Which enzyme required for the Calvin cycle is found dissolved in the stroma?

    • RNA polymerase
    • RUBISCO
    • ATP synthase
    • NADP reductase
  12. What process causes DCPIP to change colour in the Hill reaction?

    • ATP breakdown
    • Carbon fixation
    • Starch synthesis
    • Electron transport
  13. What does the Hill reaction demonstrate in isolated chloroplasts?

    • Glycolysis
    • Light-dependent reactions
    • Carbon dioxide fixation
    • Light-independent reactions
  14. Which molecule does DCPIP replace during the Hill reaction?

    • Oxygen
    • ATP
    • NADP
    • RuBP
  15. Which variable must be controlled when investigating light intensity using DCPIP?

    • Temperature
    • DCPIP colour change
    • Light intensity
    • Lamp distance
  16. What is the first stage of the Calvin cycle?

    • GP reduction
    • RuBP regeneration
    • Carbon fixation
    • ATP photophosphorylation
  17. Which coenzymes produced in thylakoids are essential for the light-independent reaction?

    • ATP and oxidized NAD
    • AMP and reduced NAD
    • ADP and NADP
    • ATP and reduced NADP
  18. What is the primary role of RuBP in the Calvin cycle?

    • Accepting carbon dioxide
    • Releasing oxygen
    • Reducing GP
    • Synthesising ATP
  19. What directly causes the Calvin cycle to stop almost immediately in the dark?

    • Denaturation of rubisco
    • Excess of oxygen
    • Lack of reduced NADP
    • Lack of carbon dioxide
  20. Where do the light-independent reactions occur within a chloroplast?

    • Stroma
    • Granum
    • Intermembrane space
    • Thylakoid membrane

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