Plant Nutrition

Plant Nutrition

How plants make glucose by photosynthesis

• photosynthesis is the process by which plants manufacture carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light

Multiple Choice

Which is a definition for photosynthesis?

• Releasing energy from nutrients

• The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

• The process by which plants make carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light

• The movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration

Multiple Choice

Which organelle performs photosynthesis?

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

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Multiple Choice

In plants the glucose produced in photosynthesis gets stored as which molecule?

• Starch

• Glycogen

• Lipids

• Protein

Multiple Choice

Which molecule transfers light energy into chemical energy for the synthesis of carbohydrates

• Chloroplast

• Chlorophyll

• Mitochondria

• Vacuole

Multiple Choice

Which is the word equation for photosynthesis?

• glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water

• methane + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water

• glucose + carbon dioxide -> oxygen + water

• carbon dioxide + water -> oxygen + glucose

Multiple Choice

State the balanced symbol equation for photosynthesis

• CO₂ + H₂O -> C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂

• C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ -> 6CO₂ + 6H₂O

• 6CO₂ + 6H₂O -> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

• CO₂ + H₂O -> 6C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂

Leaf Structure

• Cuticle, it helps to stop water evaporating from the leaf

• Stoma, to allow carbon dioxide and water vapor to diffuse in and out

• Xylem and Phloem transport water and nutrition on leaf

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the water proof layer on the top of the leaf?

• Vascular bundle

• Cuticle

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

Multiple Choice

State the name of structure A

• Vascular bundle

• Upper epidermis

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

Multiple Choice

What are the cells in layer B called?

• Vascular bundle

• Cuticle

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

Multiple Choice

What are the cells in layer C called?

• Vascular bundle

• Cuticle

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

Multiple Choice

What is the name of layer D called?

• Vascular bundle

• Cuticle

• Palisade mesophyll

• Spongy mesophyll

Multiple Choice

What is structure E called?

• Vascular bundle

• Cuticle

• Palisade mesophyll

• Lower epidermis

Multiple Choice

What is structure F called?

• Vascular bundle

• Cuticle

• Palisade mesophyll

• Stomata