Plant Structures
This part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients, as well as keeps the plant anchored to the soil.
Roots
Fill in the blank: oxygen is a _____ product of photosynthesis
waste
Fill in the blank: _____ provides energy to the plant.
Sunlight
What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide gas?
CO2
What do you call organisms that make their own food?
Producers
This organelle absorbs sunlight to allow photosynthesis to happen.
Chloroplasts
This is what gives the plant energy to perform photosynthesis. It is absorbed by the leaves.
Sunlight
Fill in the blank: carbon dioxide is found in the ____ surrounding the plant.
Air
O2
What THREE elements make up the plant's body (the stem, roots, and leaves)?
Carbon, Oxygen, and Hydrogen
These thin tubes allow water and nutrients to be transported all throughout the plant. They are most commonly called "veins".
Xylem
These are the TWO final products of photosynthesis.
Glucose (sugar) and oxygen
Fill in the blank: Soil nutrients and _____ are absorbed by the roots of the plant.
Water
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O
Who is the scientist that performed experiments with willow trees in order to see if soil weight changes the more a plant grows?
Jan Van Helmont
This part of the leaf opens to let carbon dioxide inside the leaf and oxygen out of the leaf.
Stomata
This is the gas that plants "breathe" in for photosynthesis.
Carbon dioxide
Plants don't need these for photosynthesis, but they do help them grow. Another word for them are "minerals". They are absorbed by the roots.
Soil nutrients
What is the chemical formula for glucose?
C6H12O6
Name ONE way animals depend on photosynthesis?
Possible answers:
1) To get oxygen to breathe
2) Food/energy
This is the green pigment that gives plants its green color.
Chorophyll
What is the chemical formula (in simple words) for photosynthesis?
Sunlight + carbon dioxide + water --> glucose (sugar) + oxygen
True or False: At nighttime, since there is no sunlight, plants stop doing photosynthesis and start "breathing" like animals do (oxygen in, carbon dioxide out).
True
What is the balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis?
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Sunlight + 6 CO2 + 6 H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6 O2
What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?
To convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into sugar/glucose for food/energy. Oxygen is a waste product used by animals.