What is Photosynthesis?
What Ingredients Are Needed for Photosynthesis?
The Process of Photosynthesis
Factors that Affect Photosynthesis
Miscellaneous
100
What type of organism performs photosynthesis?
Plant
100
This provides light energy and is readily available in the process of photosynthesis.
The Sun
100
Water is taken in through the ____ of plants.
Roots
100
True/False: The more nutrients in the soil, the less likely photosynthesis will occur.
False
100
_____ is the basic unit of life.
The cell
200
Why is photosynthesis performed?
So plants can make their own food.
200
Where is carbon dioxide found?
In the air
200
What is the food for plants (made through photosynthesis) called?
Glucose
200
True/False: The amount of sunlight in a region does NOT affect photosynthesis.
False
200
_________ is a measure of heat.
Temperature
300
What are two things needed for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide, water
300
This compound, which is used in photosynthesis, can be found in the soil.
Water
300
This is used to break down the water in the plant into oxygen.
Sunlight
300
True/False: The amount of carbon dioxide present in the air affects photosynthesis.
True
300
______ determine your physical characteristics.
Genes
400
What is made from photosynthesis?
Oxygen, glucose
400
This compound, which is present in green plants, is needed for photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll
400
This is the name given to the tubes that carry water up the plant.
Xylem
400
Will photosynthesis still be able to occur if there is no water present?
No
400
If a chemical reaction releases heat into the air, then it is said to be ____.
Exothermic
500
How is the chemical equation written for the process of photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2
500
What are the two primary colors of light that plants use in photosynthesis?
Red, blue
500
Air goes into the leaves through tiny pores called ____ on the plant leaf.
Stomata
500
True/False: The graphs of the factors involving photosynthesis are curved inward.
True
500
____ is the strongest type of chemical bond.
Ionic bond
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