AP Biology - Pennington
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Mader Chapter 7 Guided Reading Assignment
Start on page 119:
1. List the colors that make up sunlight: ____________ _____________ _________
__________ ______________ ___________________ _________________
2. Why do plants look green to us?
3. Explain the evolution of plants to NOT use green light for photosynthesis:
4. Label the diagram below using pg. 121 for guidance:
5. Use the diagram to label and identify the two broad stages of photosynthesis and
fill in the correct terms going IN and OUT of each portion: (page 123)
6. Write the photosynthesis equation:_______________________________
7. Where does the 02 come from? ________________________________
8. Summarize the role of NADP+/NADPH
9. Summarize the light reactions:
10. Summarize the Calvin Cycle Reactions:
11. Visible light is between __________________ and ________________
12. What are carotenoids?
13. What happens to chlorophyll when it is hit by light?
14. Describe what an electron transport chain is:
15. Explain the role of the following in the Thylakoid Membrane:
a. PSII
b. The ETC
c. PS I
d. ATP Synthase
16. What is chemiosmosis? Answer and then sketch Figure 7.8 and label each
part!
17. What is carbon fixation?
18. Why is the Calvin Cycle important?
19. What are CAM plants and what is their “advantage”?
20. List some CAM plants:
21. How does C4 photosynthesis differ from a C3 plant?
22. List some C4 plants: