Edexcel A-Level Biology A2 5.5 Chloroplast Structure and Photosynthesis Questions

Locate chloroplast DNA, ribosomes, starch grains, envelope, thylakoids and stroma, and relate each compartment to photosynthesis.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Biology YBI11
Level
A2

Exam points

  • identify chloroplast structures including DNA, ribosomes, starch grains, grana, thylakoids and stroma
  • compare the structure of chloroplast envelopes, thylakoids and other membranes
  • locate light-dependent and light-independent reactions within chloroplast compartments

Edexcel A-Level Biology A2 5.5 Chloroplast Structure and Photosynthesis Questions question 1

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Chloroplasts are involved in both the light-dependent reactions and light-independent reactions of photosynthesis.

Question (a)

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Which row of the table shows where the light-dependent reactions and light-independent reactions take place?
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Question (b)

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The diagram shows the outline of a chloroplast.

Draw three labelled features on this diagram that are found in a chloroplast, other than the stroma and the thylakoid membranes.

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□ D

Table for Question (b) — Edexcel A-Level Biology A2
Table for Question (b) — Edexcel A-Level Biology A2

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