Photosynthesis and Respiration

Study Questions

1.         What is ATP?

2.         Describe the structure and function of ATP?

3.         Contrasts how autotrophs and heterotrophs get their energy.

4.         What organisms are called producers? Consumers? Why?

5.         What two enzymes affect ATP?

6.         What is the basic purpose of photosynthesis?

7.         What is the basic purpose of respiration?

8.         Define anaerobic respiration.

9.         Define aerobic respiration.

10.       Explain how NAD⁺ is a hydrogen acceptor.

11.       What is the relationship between fermentation and sore muscles?

12.       What compound is at the beginning and end of the Krebs cycle?

13.       Earth’s earliest atmosphere had no oxygen, yet some organisms survived. What do you infer was their method of respiration? Explain.

14.       Define CAM.

15.       Describe the basic structure of the chloroplast.

16.       Why are the leaves of trees green?

17.       Name the reactants and products of photosynthesis.

18.       Which reactants are used in the light dependent reactions?

19.       Summarize the light dependent reactions.

20.       Which reactants are used in the light independent reactions?

21.       Which set of reactions requires light? Explain.

22.       Explain how the structure of the thylakoid membrane relates to its function.

23.       What chemical is released when cells breakdown glucose?

24.       Why is ATP synthase important to photosynthesis and respiration?

25.       Where does glycolysis occur?

26.       Why can it be said, all life depends on autotrophs?

27.       What role does chemiosmosis play in the formation of ATP?

28.       Summarize the events of glycolysis.

29.       Summarize the events of the Krebs cycle.

30.       Summarize the events of the Calvin cycle.

31.       How much ATP can be produced through the anaerobic respiration of 1 glucose molecule?

32.       How much ATP can be produced through the aerobic respiration of 1 glucose molecule?

For the next five questions choose the term that does not belong.

33.       ATP, C4, Krebs cycle, glycolysis.

34.       Electron transport chain, chemiosmosis, anaerobic respiration, photosystem

35.       Photosynthesis, fermentation, respiration, heterotroph

36.       Chemiosmosis, light independent reactions, C4 pathway, CAM

37.       Grana, stroma, autotroph, thylakoid