Unit 8 Test
Unit 8 Test
Unit 8 Test
1. The graph shows the relationship between rate of photosynthesis and light intensity as influenced by both
temperature and CO2 concentration.
A. CO2 is always the limiting factor at low light intensities and temperatures.
C. Temperature is only the limiting factor at high light intensities and CO2 concentrations.
D. Both temperature and light intensity are limiting factors at 660 ppm CO2 and less than 200 W m–2 light
intensity.
2. The graph shows the effect of substrate concentration on the rate of an enzyme-catalysed reaction with and
without an inhibitor.
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3. The diagram shows the structure of a chloroplast. Where is chlorophyll located?
4. The graph shows the effect of changing the substrate concentration on the early stages of an enzyme-catalysed
reaction.
What can be interpreted about the rate of reaction from the graph?
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5. The graph shows the changes in lactate and pyruvate measured in an athlete’s blood during and following a mild
exercise period as compared to the period before the exercise.
A. Before the exercise, there was no pyruvate produced because there was no cell respiration.
B. During the exercise, there was not enough oxygen available for cell respiration, so the process was partly
anaerobic.
C. During the exercise, the level of lactate increased due to aerobic respiration.
D. After the exercise, the level of lactate decreased because there was enough pyruvate to be used for anaerobic
cell respiration.
6. What is the relative wavelength in the visible spectrum of red light and blue light and are these colours absorbed or
reflected by chlorophyll?
7. Which technological advance enabled Calvin to perform his lollipop experiment on the light-independent reactions
of photosynthesis in 1949?
A. Methods for tracing radioactive carbon incorporated in molecules produced by the alga Chlorella
B. Development of electron microscopes enabling the molecules produced by the alga Scenedesmus to be viewed
C. Methods for changing the wavelength of light shining on the alga Scenedesmus contained in the lollipop
D. Development of X-ray diffraction techniques enabling the molecules produced by the alga Chlorella to be
identified
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8. This reaction occurs in mitochondria.
What explains that this reaction enables energy to be converted into a usable form?
A. The oxidized NAD+ will transfer the energy from the C6 compound to ATP.
B. The chemical energy stored in the C6 compound is used to reduce NAD+ allowing ATP production.
D. The C6 compound is reduced and the energy resulting from the removal of one carbon is used to oxidize NAD+.
A. Amino acid
B. Lipid
C. Carbohydrate
D. Nucleotide
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10. The electron micrograph shows part of a plant cell. Where do the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis
take place?
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12. What products of the light-dependent reactions are used in the light-independent reactions?
D. ATP and O2
13. What happens to triose phosphate (TP) in the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis?
14. Which molecular structure correctly illustrates two amino acids linked by a peptide bond?
15. What is the source of the oxygen released into the air as a product of photosynthesis?
A. Chlorophyll
B. Carbon dioxide only
C. Water only
D. Both water and carbon dioxide
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16a. The sketch shows the relationship between the reaction rate and substrate concentration in the presence and the
absence of a competitive inhibitor.
Explain the effect of the competitive inhibitor on the reaction rate. [2]
16b. The enzyme ATP synthase has an essential role in aerobic cell respiration.
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17a. Identify the following processes as either anabolism or catabolism by placing a tick (√) in the correct box. [2]
18a. Draw a graph to show the effect of increasing light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis. [1]
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18b. Explain one way of directly measuring the rate of photosynthesis. [2]
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20a. Oxygen is needed to complete aerobic cell respiration. [8]
Explain how chemical energy for use in the cell is generated by electron transport and chemiosmosis.
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20b. Distinguish between anabolism, catabolism and metabolism. [3]
21. Explain the effect of changes of pH, substrate concentration and temperature on enzyme activity. [8]
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