Question
This pigment coordinates a central magnesium ion and absorbs blue light. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this compound found in plants and algae, where it is responsible for absorbing sunlight. This compound also gives plants their green colour.
ANSWER: chlorophyll [accept chlorophyll a or chlorophyll b]
[10m] Photosynthesis implicates these structures found inside chloroplasts. These structures form stacks known as grana and contain a membrane around an inner lumen.
ANSWER: thylakoids
[10h] The thylakoid membrane contains these protein complexes that are responsible for the redox reactions in photosynthesis. They contain subcomponents such as P680 and P700.
ANSWER: photosystem [accept photosystem I or photosystem II]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 100% | 33% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 23.75 | 100% | 75% | 63% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 18.18 | 100% | 73% | 9% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 44% | 44% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 60% | 80% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 88% | 25% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 33% | 56% |
Data
| Columbia J (DII) | Columbia B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rutgers A (UG) | Fordham A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Penn B (DII) | Maryland A (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Penn A (DII) | NYU A (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NYU B | Maryland B (DII) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Princeton A (UG) | Lehigh A (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Lehigh B (DII) | Rowan A (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Rutgers B | Bard A (UG) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |