What is Photosynthesis?
Parts of the Plant
The Photosynthesis Process
Important Words to Know
Fun Photosynthesis Facts
100

This is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.

what is photosynthesis 

100

This part of the plant is where photosynthesis takes place

what is a leaf

100

Photosynthesis needs sunlight, water, and this gas to make food.

what is carbon dioxide (CO)

100

This is the sugar that plants make in photosynthesis and use for energy.

what is glucose

100

This group of plants uses photosynthesis to create food, just like trees and flowers.

what are all plants

200

This gas is taken in by plants during photosynthesis.

what is carbon dioxide (CO)

200

This green pigment inside plant cells helps absorb sunlight.

what is chlorophyll

200

in photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into this.

what is glucose

200

This molecule is made when plants split water in the light-dependent reactions.

what is oxygen (02)

200

These small sea plants perform photosynthesis and are an important part of the ocean food chain.

what are phytoplankton?

300

Photosynthesis helps plants make this type of sugar, which they use for energy.

what is glucose?

300

These tiny openings on the surface of leaves let gases in and out.

what is stomata

300

The process of making food in plants happens in these two main stages.

what is the light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle?

300

This is the process by which water evaporates from plant leaves.

what is transpiration 

300

This type of plant can perform photosynthesis at night by storing carbon dioxide during the day.

what is cactus

400

Plants release this gas into the air as a byproduct of photosynthesis

     What is oxygen            (02)

400

This structure inside the leaf holds chlorophyll and carries out photosynthesis.

what is chloroplast 

400

In the light-dependent reactions, this molecule is created and helps store energy for the plant.

what is ATP

400

This molecule is used to carry energy in the cell and helps the plant grow.

what is ATP

400

This is the most common type of photosynthesis, found in most plants, such as trees and grasses.

what is C3 photosynthesis 

500

Plants turn sunlight into chemical energy during this process.

what is photosynthesis 

500

This part of the plant carries water from the roots to the leaves.

what is the xylem?

500

The Calvin cycle uses this energy-carrying molecule to make glucose.

what is NADPH?

500

Plants need this gas, which comes from the air, for photosynthesis.

what is carbon dioxide (CO2)

500

The process of photosynthesis is responsible for producing this important gas that humans breathe.

what is oxygen (02)

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