Photosynthesis Process

Photosynthesis Process
1. What is photosynthesis?
a) Plants generating carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight using
chlorophyll
b) Algae generating carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight using
chlorophyll
c) Cyanobacteria generating carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight
using chlorophyll
d) Photoautotroph generating carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: Photosynthesis is the process by which photoautotrophs generate food for

themselves. They use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to generate carbohydrates and oxygen.
Photo means light.
2. What is the primary product of photosynthesis?
a) Glucose
b) Oxygen
c) Water
d) Carbon dioxide
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The primary product of photosynthesis is glucose. Oxygen is the by product. Water
and carbon dioxide are the reactants.
3. Which of the following best indicates photosynthesis?
a) Carbon dioxide + water → oxygen + glucose
b) 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 (in the presence of sunlight)
c) Carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen (in the presence of sunlight)
d) Oxygen + glucose → carbon dioxide + water
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Photosynthesis occurs in the presence of sunlight. The balanced reaction of

photosynthesis best describes the process of photosynthesis. The option with oxygen and glucose
as reactants is not photosynthesis.
4. Which of the following organisms can perform photosynthesis?
a) Autotrophs
b) Algae
c) Photoautotrophs
d) Plants
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Photoautotrophs are organisms that perform photosynthesis to produce food for
themselves. Algae and plants come under the category of photoautotrophs. All autotrophs are not
necessarily photoautotrophs.
5. Which of the following are photoautotrophs?
a) Cyanobacteria, algae, plants
b) Archaebacteria
c) Deer
d) Tiger
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Cyanobacteria, algae and plants are photoautotrophs. Archaebacteria are

chemoautotrophs. Deer and tiger are not autotrophs as they do not create their own food.
6. Conversion of usable sunlight energy into chemical energy is associated with _______
a) Red pigmentation
b) Green pigmentation
c) Orange pigmentation
d) Fruits
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Conversion of usable sunlight energy into chemical energy is associated with green
pigmentation. This green pigmentation is called chlorophyll. Plants and algae consist of chlorophyll
which is a key ingredient for photosynthesis.
7. Cyanobacteria have chloroplasts.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Though cyanobacteria are photoautotrophs, they do not have chloroplasts. Instead,
the chlorophyll is stored in thylakoids in their cytoplasm.
8. _______ and _______ is present in all chlorophylls.
a) A hydrophilic tail, a lipid soluble head
b) A hydrophobic tail, a lipid soluble head
c) A hydrophilic tail, a lipid insoluble head
d) A lipid soluble tail, a hydrophilic head
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: A lipid soluble tail and a hydrophilic head is present in all chlorophylls. The tail is a
lipid soluble hydrocarbon and the hydrophilic head consists of magnesium ion at its centre.
9. What type of chemical reactions are involved in photosynthesis?
a) Condensation reactions and redox reactions
b) Combustion
c) Double displacement
d) Single displacement
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The chemical reactions involved in photosynthesis are condensation reactions and
redox reactions respectively. Combustion, single and double displacement reactions do not occur
in photosynthesis.
10. What is the condensation reaction responsible for in the process of photosynthesis?
a) Electron transfer
b) Splitting out water molecules
c) Splitting out water molecules and phosphorylation
d) Electron transfer and phosphorylation
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Condensation reaction is responsible for splitting out water molecules and
phosphorylation. Phosphorylation is the addition of a phosphate group to an organic compound.
Electron transfer occurs in a redox reaction.
11. Where does the light-dependent reactions in the process of photosynthesis occur?
a) Stroma of chloroplasts
b) Thylakoid of chloroplasts
c) Inner membranes
d) Grana of chloroplasts
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The light-dependent reactions in the process of photosynthesis occur in the grana of
chloroplasts. These reactions require the light energy to make energy-carrier molecules that are
used further.
12. Where does the light-independent reactions in the process of photosynthesis occur?
a) Stroma of chloroplasts
b) Thylakoid of chloroplasts
c) Outer membranes
d) Grana of chloroplasts
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The light-independent reactions in the process of photosynthesis occur in the stroma
of chloroplasts. The products of light reaction are used to make carbohydrates from carbon
dioxide.
13. What is photoionisation? Assume presence of sunlight.
a) Freeing of electron from the molecule to form a negatively charged chlorophyll ion
b) Freeing of photoexcited electron from the molecule to form a positively charged chlorophyll ion
c) Absorbing of electron from the molecule to form a negatively charged chlorophyll ion
d) Absorbing of electron from the molecule to form a positively charged chlorophyll ion
View Answer
14. Where does the energy to drive the electron transfer system come from?
a) Photosystem 1
b) Photosystem 3 and photosystem 2
c) Photosystem 1 and photosystem 2
d) Photosystem 1 and photosystem 3
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: An electron transfer system (basically, a series of chemical reactions) carries two
electrons to and fro across the thylakoid membrane. The energy for the system comes from
photosystem 1 and photosystem 2.
15. Which of the following are products of light-dependent reactions?
a) ATP and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
b) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and NADPH
c) Carbohydrates
d) ATP and NADPH

View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The light-dependent reactions require direct energy of sunlight. They are a series of
chemical reactions forming ATP and NADPH. These products are further used by light-independent
reactions to produce carbohydrates.
Photosynthesis is the basis of life on earth because ______
a) It is the main source of all food on earth
b) It helps in the release of CO2 into the atmosphere
c) It produces new offsprings
d) It gives no energy to plants
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Photosynthesis is the basis of life on earth because it is the main source of all food on
earth. It is also responsible for the release of oxygen into the atmosphere. It does not produce
new offsprings but gives energy or glucose to the plants in the form of starch.
Other than CO2 and light, which is used as the raw material for photosynthesis?
a) O2
b) CO2
c) H2O
d) MnO2
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The raw materials of photosynthesis are carbon dioxide and water in the presence of
sunlight. And its final products are glucose, water, and oxygen. These substances are the most
abundant materials on earth and provide equivalent oxygen to atmosphere.
5. Among the following, which compound does not play an important role in photosynthesis?
a) Xanthophyll
b) Anthocyanin
c) Chlorophyll
d) Phycoerythrin
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Anthocyanin does not play an important role in photosynthesis whereas the others
have an important role. Anthocyanin main role is to provide blue, red and purple color to the
plants. It also protects the plants from high temperatures and abiotic stresses.
7. In photosynthesis, the carbon dioxide is oxidized and water is reduced.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: It is a wrong statement. Here in photosynthesis, the carbon dioxide is reduced and
water is oxidized. Carbon dioxide is reduced to glucose whereas water is oxidized to oxygen.
10. Why is light energy used in photosynthesis?
a) Reduction of H2O
b) Reduction of CO2
c) Activation of chlorophyll
d) Oxidation of C6H12O6
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Light energy is mainly used in photosynthesis for activation of chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll is in an inactive state. It becomes active only in the presence of sunlight. These rays fall
on chloroplast which in turn activates the chlorophyll.
11. During photosynthesis, which light is least effective?
a) Greenlight
b) Sunlight
c) Yellow light
d) Blue light
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Greenlight is the least effective among the following. Greenlight is reflected by green
leaves, so cannot be absorbed. But blue light gives maximum absorption peak of chlorophyll and is
most effective

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Explanation: Photosynthesis is the process by which photoautotrophs generate food for

2. What is the primary product of photosynthesis?

3. Which of the following best indicates photosynthesis?

a) Carbon dioxide + water → oxygen + glucose

b) 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 (in the presence of sunlight)

c) Carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen (in the presence of sunlight)

d) Oxygen + glucose → carbon dioxide + water

Explanation: Photosynthesis occurs in the presence of sunlight. The balanced reaction of

4. Which of the following organisms can perform photosynthesis?

5. Which of the following are photoautotrophs?

a) Cyanobacteria, algae, plants

Explanation: Cyanobacteria, algae and plants are photoautotrophs. Archaebacteria are

7. Cyanobacteria have chloroplasts.

8. _______ and _______ is present in all chlorophylls.

a) A hydrophilic tail, a lipid soluble head

b) A hydrophobic tail, a lipid soluble head

c) A hydrophilic tail, a lipid insoluble head

d) A lipid soluble tail, a hydrophilic head

9. What type of chemical reactions are involved in photosynthesis?

a) Condensation reactions and redox reactions

b) Splitting out water molecules

c) Splitting out water molecules and phosphorylation

d) Electron transfer and phosphorylation

13. What is photoionisation? Assume presence of sunlight.

b) Photosystem 3 and photosystem 2

c) Photosystem 1 and photosystem 2

d) Photosystem 1 and photosystem 3

15. Which of the following are products of light-dependent reactions?

a) ATP and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

b) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and NADPH

d) ATP and NADPH

Photosynthesis is the basis of life on earth because ______

a) It is the main source of all food on earth

b) It helps in the release of CO2 into the atmosphere

c) It produces new offsprings

d) It gives no energy to plants

7. In photosynthesis, the carbon dioxide is oxidized and water is reduced.

10. Why is light energy used in photosynthesis?

Explanation: Light energy is mainly used in photosynthesis for activation of chlorophyll.

11. During photosynthesis, which light is least effective?

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8. _ and _ is present in all chlorophylls.