PLANTS & PHOTOSYNTHESIS

CONCEPT

100

What do you call the sugar that is produced in the process of photosynthesis? A. Carbohydrate B. Sucrose C. Glucose D. None of the choices mentioned

C. Glucose

200

Which one of the following is correct? A. Photo means "light", synthesis means "breaking apart" B. Photo means "sun", synthesis means "breaking apart" C. Photo means "light", synthesis means "putting together" D. Photo means "picture", synthesis means "producing"

C. Photo means "light", synthesis means "putting together"

300

What traps the sunlight to start the photosynthesis process? A. water B. chlorophyll C. oxygen D. glucose

B. chlorophyll

400

Photosynthesis takes what 3 things to create energy? A. carbon dioxide, water, and light B. carbon dioxide chlorophyll, and light C. oxygen, light, and water D. carbon, water, oxygen

A. carbon dioxide, water, and light

500

This is the word for an organism that produces its own food.

autotroph

GASES

100

What gas does a plant release for animals and humans to use? A. Nitrogen dioxide B. Carbon Dioxide C. Oxygen D. Nitrous oxide

C. Oxygen

200

What gas does a human release that plants use? A. Carbon dioxide B. Carbon monoxide C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen

A. Carbon dioxide

300

What gas causes a plant to die? A. Carbon dioxide B.Carbon monoxide 

B. Carbon monoxide

400

Only green plants are able to change light energy into chemical energy (stored in food) and produce ......... for animals and humans to breathe.

OXYGEN

500

CO₂ is the chemical formula for _____. 

carbon dioxide

PARTS OF PLANT

100

Which of the following is not a part of a plant? A. flower B. stem C. glucose D. root

C. glucose

200

What part of the flower attracts pollinators? A. anther B. pistil C. petals D. ovules

C. petals

300

What is the function of the root of a plant? A. protect the developing seeds B. let air and water come and go C. catch energy from sunlight D. absorb water & nutrients

D. absorb water & nutrients

400

Leaves have little openings that let _____ and _____ come and go. A. oxygen and sunlight B. water and air C. glucose and sunlight D. oxygen and chlorophyll

B. water and air

500

True or False:

All plants need flowers to reproduce.

False

SYNTHESIS

100

Most producers use ............... to convert solar energy into chemical or food energy. A. The moon B. Nutrients C. Minerals D. Photosynthesis

D. Photosynthesis

200

What does chlorophyll do to help in photosynthesis? A. It produces carbon dioxide B. It traps light C. It makes the leaves green D. absorbs water

B. It traps light

300

How does photosynthesis occur in plants? A. The leaves get air through their leaves B. Plants take water from the soil through their roots C. Water and air mixes with the help of sunlight D. All of the choices

D. All of the choices

400

Which of the chemical representation is correct for the photosynthesis process? A. Carbon Monoxide + Water + Light ----> Sugar + Oxygen B. Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light ----> Sugar + Oxygen C. Oxygen + Water + Light ----> Sugar + Carbon Dioxide D. Sugar + Oxygen + Light ----> Carbon Dioxide + Water

B. Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light ----> Sugar + Oxygen

500

What is the chemical formula for glucose?

C₆H₁₂O₆

FLOWERS

100

The male reproductive organ of the flower: A. Stamen  B. Pistil  C. Sepal  D. Petal

A. Stamen

200

The female reproductive organ of the flower: A. Stamen  B. Pistil  C. Sepal  D. Petal

B. Pistil

300

This flower part is NOT a reproductive organ.

A. ovule  B. stigma  C. anther  D. petal

D. petal

400

_____ carry pollen from one flower to another, so that the plant can reproduce.

Pollinators

500

When a plant can pollinate it's own flowers, it is known as ______ - pollination.

self