Chemistry
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H2O
What part of the plant absorbs water?
The roots
What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
Plants making their own food to stay alive.
The name of the sugar in which plants produce during photosynthesis.
Glucose
True or False: Carbon Dioxide is good for the environment.
FALSE: CO2 buildup is a major leading cause of climate changes.
What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
O2
Where does the plant absorb carbon dioxide
The leaf (the stomata)
True or False: Glucose is released into the environment after photosynthesis.
FALSE
The plant use the glucose for energy/growth/life!
An organism that eats other living things to stay alive. Eats other plants and animals.
Consumer
Who speaks for the trees?
The Lorax
What is the chemical symbol for carbon dioxide?
CO2
What is the purpose of chlorophyll?
To trap sunlight or light energy.
What is the waste product of photosynthesis?
Oxygen
An organism that makes its own food. Does not eat other plants or animals.
Producer
Why is photosynthesis important for humans and other animals?
Fresh oxygen in the environment, better air quality.
Fresh foods like fruit and veggies.
What is the chemical symbol for hydrogen?
H
What happens to a plant when it is well nourished or happy?
It grows!
It may even grow flower or fruit.
What would happen to photosynthesis if there was no sunlight?
Photosynthesis would stop. The plant would die of starvation.
The name of the green pigment in plants.
Chlorophyll
Name a specific plant that undergoes photosynthesis.
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What is the chemical symbol for glucose
C6H12O6
What part of the plant performs photosynthesis?
The chloroplasts (within the leaves)
How many CO2 and H2O molecules are needed to make 1 glucose?
6 CO2 and 6H2O
Name of the largest living tree in the world.
General Sherman
Provide an example of a situation where photosynthesis can be negatively affected.
Any example that includes a lack of sunlight, water, or CO2.