MYP Biology Fall Semester Quiz 4

Photosynthesis

Name: ___________________________

Circle the one correct answer for questions 1-8 below; each of these are worth 1
point each. Question 9 requires an answer in the form of sentences, and is worth 2
points total.
1. In what organelle does photosynthesis occur?
a. mitochondria
b. chloroplasts
c. nucleus
d. ribosomes

2. During which season are carotenoids often the most active (or visible)
pigment in plant leaves?
a. Winter
b. Spring
c. Summer
d. Fall

3. Which of these is not required for photosynthesis to occur?

a. carbon dioxide
b. water
c. glucose
d. light energy

4. Which of the following statements is true?

a. All organisms are capable of photosynthesis.
b. Light is turned into matter during photosynthesis.
c. Non-green plants are incapable of conducting photosynthesis.
d. Pigments are required to capture light energy for photosynthesis.

5. What are the pancake-like parts of the photosynthetic organelle where light is
captured and photosynthesis take place?
a. thylakoids
b. stroma
c. outer membrane
d. none of the above

6. Which of these colors of light can be found in sunlight?

a. green
b. blue
c. red
d. all of the above

7. In the photosynthesis experiment we performed last week, the leaf disks rose
due to the process of photosynthesis producing bubbles on the disks. What
product of photosynthesis was in those bubbles?
a. oxygen
b. carbon dioxide
c. nitrogen
d. water

8. True / False (Circle one): All of the reactions of photosynthesis require light
energy.

9. Explain, using full sentences, why most plant leaves have a green color
during the growing seasons. (2 points)