Photosynthesis Brain POP

How does plant nutrition differ form human nutrition?

• Plants make their own nutrients; humans consume theirs
• Plants need protein; humans need carbs
• Plants absorb nutrients from soil; humans get theirs from food
• Plants cannot make their own food; humans can

What do plants gain from sunlight?

• carbon dioxide
• energy
• sugar
• water

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What might happen if plants could not produce glucose? They could not _____.

• absorb energy from the sum
• stay green
• grow & function
• have leaves

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What is the function of xylem in a plant?

• keeps leaves green
• helps plant absorb sunlight
• turns energy into glucose
• transports water and nutrients from roots to leaves

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Which part of the human body is most similar to stomata in plants?

• lungs and airways
• heart
• brain
• fingers and toes

If you were looking for a plant's chloroplasts, where would you find them? In its _____________.

• fruit
• palisade and spongy cells
• xylem
• roots

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Chlorophyll is a type of pigment and so is the melanin in your skin. What is a pigment? Something that ___________.

• aids (helps) with photosynthesis
• helps plants grow
• contains color
• helps plants absorb water

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Chlorophyll traps energy from sunlight and stores it as what kind of energy?  ______ energy.

• kinetic
• heat
• color
• chemical

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In photosynthesis, water molecules are split into _____ and ______ atoms.

• hydrogen and oxygen
• sulfur and lithium
• carbon and nitrogen
• glucose and fructose

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