Your Roommate Seems to Have a Bit of a Problem

question 15

Multiple Choice

Your roommate seems to have a bit of a problem with time management and ends up studying all night for an exam or writing a paper. She usually tells you that she did great on her exam after studying all night. From your knowledge, is she accurate in her assessment? How do students who pull all-nighters generally perform?

• A) Worse than their initial assessment
• B) About how they thought they would
• C) Much better than their initial assessment
• D) The data are equivocal so there really is no answer

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Definitions:

Light-Independent Reactions

The series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light to proceed, occurring in the stroma of chloroplasts to synthesize glucose.

Photorespiration

Inefficient sugar-production pathway initiated when rubisco attaches oxygen instead of carbon dioxide to RuBP (ribulose bisphosphate).

Carbon Fixation

Process by which carbon from an inorganic source such as carbon dioxide is incorporated (fixed) into an organic molecule.

Calvin-Benson Cycle

A series of biochemical reactions taking place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms, pivotal in converting carbon dioxide into glucose.