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1. The rate of transpiration and photosynthesis is controlled by ________. |
| | A) | a. guard cells |
| | B) | b. epidermal cells |
| | C) | c. root cells |
| | D) | d. mesophyll cells |
| | E) | e. none of the above |
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2. Plants that have morphological and anatomical adaptations to reduce transpiration rates are common in ________. |
| | A) | a. mesophytes |
| | B) | b. xerophytes |
| | C) | c. hydrophytes |
| | D) | d. all of angiosperms |
| | E) | e. none of the above |
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3. In the Transpiration-Cohesion Theory, cohesion refers to the ability of water molecules to bond to vessel element cell walls. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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4. What is the force driving the bulk flow of water in xylem? |
| | A) | a. photosynthesis |
| | B) | b. cellular respiration |
| | C) | c. adhesion |
| | D) | d. transpiration |
| | E) | e. absorption |
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5. Which of the following is NOT a sink? |
| | A) | a. roots |
| | B) | b. developing fruit |
| | C) | c. apical meristem |
| | D) | d. developing bud |
| | E) | e. none of the above |
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6. Hyperaccumulators are currently used |
| | A) | a. to remove zinc from contaminated soil. |
| | B) | b. to restore contaminated waterways. |
| | C) | c. in phytoremediation. |
| | D) | d. to remove selenium salts in contaminated soils |
| | E) | e. in all of the above. |
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7. The conversion of radiant energy into chemical energy during photosynthesis is an example of the First Law of Thermodynamics. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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8. Corn and sugarcane are the two major sucrose-supplying crops in the world, and both played an important role in introducing the slave trade to North America. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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9. When a phosphate group is added to an ADP molecule to form ATP, it is said to be _________. |
| | A) | a. phosphorylated |
| | B) | b. catalyzed |
| | C) | c. oxidized |
| | D) | d. converted |
| | E) | e. all of the above |
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10. The electromagnetic spectrum consists of visible light, microwaves, radiowaves, X rays, and ultraviolet light. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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11. What color in the absorption spectrum do chlorophyll a and b absorb most? |
| | A) | a. red and blue-violet |
| | B) | b. green and red |
| | C) | c. yellow |
| | D) | d. green and blue |
| | E) | e. green only |
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12. NADPH, oxygen, and ATP are products of the light reaction. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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13. Which of the following is NOT an electron carrier of the light reaction? |
| | A) | a. plastocyanin |
| | B) | b. acetyl-CoA |
| | C) | c. plastoquinone |
| | D) | d. cytochrome complex |
| | E) | e. ferredoxin |
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14. RUBISCO is the enzyme responsible for decarboxylation of CO2 from the pyruvate molecule during the Krebs Cycle. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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15. Which photosynthetic cycle is found in many desert plants? |
| | A) | a. Krebs Cycle |
| | B) | b. C4 |
| | C) | c. CAM |
| | D) | d. glycolysis |
| | E) | e. none of the above |
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16. Which is the correct sequence of events in cellular respiration? |
| | A) | a. Electron Transport System, Krebs Cycle, Glycolysis |
| | B) | b. Calvin Cycle, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport System |
| | C) | c. Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport System |
| | D) | d. Glycolysis, Calvin Cycle, Electron Transport System |
| | E) | e. Krebs Cycle, Glycolysis, Electron Transport System |
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17. During which cellular respiration reaction is citrate formed? |
| | A) | a. Electron Transport System |
| | B) | b. Glycolysis |
| | C) | c. Krebs Cycle |
| | D) | d. Calvin Cycle |
| | E) | e. None of the above |
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18. Cytochromes are iron-containing coenzymes embedded in the inner membranes of the mitochondria. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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19. Irrespective of the end products, both aerobic and anaerobic respiration processes are initiated by glycolysis. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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20. Alcoholic fermentation yields 10 ATP molecules during glycolysis, whereas aerobic respiration yields 3 ATP molecules. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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