Photosynthesis A
What are the products of photosynthesis?
A. Oxygen & Carbon dioxide
B. Water & Oxygen
C. Carbon dioxide & Glucose
D. Oxygen & glucose
D Oxygen and glucose
What statement about photosynthesis is true?
A. Kinetic energy is converted to chemical energy
B. Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy
C. Thermal energy from the sun is converted to chemical energy
C Thermal energy from the sun is converted to chemical energy
What are the reactants of photosynthesis?
a. carbon dioxide & water
b. water & oxygen
c. glucose & oxygen
d. carbon dioxide & oxygen
a. carbon dioxide & water
Which of these organisms does NOT perform photosynthesis?
a. algae
b. phytoplankton
c. grass
d. mushroom
d. mushroom
Which of these is an organism that performs photosynthesis?
a. grasshopper
b. mushroom
c. algae
d. fish
c. algae
What is the gas that plants release as a waste product during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What is the chemical formula for water?
H₂O
What is another name for a plant?
producer
light
Which substance goes in the blank to complete the photosynthesis formula?
water + __________ = oxygen + glucose
carbon dioxide
What is the food that plants make for themselves called?
Clucose
What does the word part "synthesis" mean?
to put together
What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
CO2
What is the source of energy for plants?
sunlight
What is the role of chlorophyll during the process of photosynthesis?
It absorbs light energy from the sun
What is the chemical for formula for glucose?
C6-H12-O6
What are the small openings in plants' leaves called?
stomata
A plant is placed in a dark closet. It receives the correct amount of water daily. What will most likely happen to the plant?
It will begin to die because of the lack of sunlight.
Why are plants also called "producers?"
they produce their own food
A tree uses gas A to produce gas B. An animal uses gas B to produce gas A. What is gas B in this cycle?
oxygen
Why are plants important to animals?
They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen
What is the formula for photosynthesis?
water + carbon dioxide = oxygen + glucose
What is the chemical in plants' leaves that performs photosynthesis and makes plants appear green?
Chlorophyll
What is the purpose of stomata?
to let carbon dioxide in and oxygen out
Reef-building corals depend on tiny plant-like algae to produce food and oxygen. These reef-building corals are found in warm shallow waters. What is the most likely reason that reef-building corals are found in shallow waters?
algae require sunlight to survive