Cycling of Matter

Green plants and algae make their own food through photosynthesis. What is photosynthesis?

• a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and oxygen into food

• a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and glucose into food

• a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and chlorophyll into food

• a cell process that uses energy from sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into food

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Plant cells contain a green pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has a role in the process of photosynthesis. What does chlorophyll do?

• produces glucose from oxygen

• produces oxygen from glucose

• absorbs light energy from the sun

• absorbs glucose from the plant

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Plants absorb and store some of the energy in sunlight through a process called …

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Carbon Cycle

• Decomposer

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What is the function of the mitochondria?

• To protect the nucleus

• To supply energy for the cell via cellular respiration

• To digest food

• To carry out photosynthesis

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What is the function of the chloroplast?

• To protect the nucleus

• To supply energy for the cell via cellular respiration

• To digest food

• To carry out photosynthesis

The ______________ is the cellular organelle that converts glucose into ATP, a chemical form of energy the cell can use.

• Chloroplast

• Chlorophyll

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

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Both plants and animal cells can carry out the following cell process…

• Photosynthesis because they both contain chloroplast

• Cellular respiration because they both contain chloroplast

• Photosynthesis because they both contain mitochondria

• Cellular respiration because they both contain mitochondria

Which of the following is the chemical equation for cellular respiration?

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Which of the following is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

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What is/are converted into glucose and oxygen in the process of photosynthesis?

• water only

• light energy only

• carbon dioxide and light energy only

• carbon dioxide, water, and light energy

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