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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
47. Carotenoids are important to many plants because these pigments are able to
48. Light-dependent reactions generate
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49. Fall leaf color on deciduous trees is a result of
50. In plants, the light-dependent reactions require
51. If the Calvin cycle were to be temporarily restricted, the highest concentration of NADPH
would likely be in the
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What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
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What do you already know about NADPH, where it is produced, and where it is used?
What other information is related to the question?
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Do you have all necessary information to determine what type of reaction is taking place?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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52. The Calvin cycle requires all of the following except
53. What is the color of light that chlorophylls absorb that has the highest energy?
54. What color of light is not strongly absorbed by chlorophyll?
55. What are the characteristics of red light, which is absorbed by chlorophylls?
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56.
Based on a variety of experiments, it is known that the rate of photosynthesis is highest when
wavelengths of light between 400 and 500 nm are used, and when wavelengths around 700
nm are used. What does this indicate about the relative importance of chlorophyll a and b in
photosynthesis?
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What type of thinking is required?
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What do you already know about the role of pigments during photosynthesis? What other
information is related to the question?
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Do you have all the information needed to analyze the graph and answer the question?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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57. You are working on a research project that involves a mutational analysis of the light
harvesting complex Lhca1, which is an important light harvesting complex found in plants.
Your labmate asks where this complex is located. You say it is in the.
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What type of thinking is required?
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What do you already know about how light harvesting occurs in photo systems during
photosynthesis? What other information is related to the question?
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Do you have all the information needed to provide an explanation?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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58. The role of the antenna complex in a photosystem is to
59. Which experimental modification would most effectively help to determine the sequence
of reactions and reaction intermediates in the Calvin cycle?
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What type of thinking is required?
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How would you begin to narrow down the experimental options? What key molecules
could you focus on considering the investigation is about the Calvin cycle?
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Do you have all the information needed to determine which experimental approach would
be most effective?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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60. As a result of the transition from daytime to nighttime, how will the relative
concentrations of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) and ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP)
change in C3 plants?
Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about G3P and RuBP? How does C3 plant photosynthesis
change from day to night?