5.1 Photosynthesis

The process by which plants make food is called ____.

• respiration

• transpiration

• synthesization

• photosynthesis

_______ are tiny openings that allow gases to enter and exit leaves.

• stomata

• chloroplasts

• chlorophyll

• cells

The reactants of photosynthesis are

• sugar and water.
• sugar and oxygen.
• carbon dioxide and water.
• carbon dioxide and oxygen.

The green colored chemical (or pigment) found in plants that absorbs sunlight is called ________.

• chloroplast

• carbon dioxide

• glucose

• chlorophyll

What are the products of photosynthesis?

• water and carbon dioxide
• oxygen and glucose
• oxygen and carbon dioxide
• oxygen and water

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

• 6CO₂ + 6H₂O --> 6O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆

• 6O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆ --> CO₂ + 6H₂O

Organisms that cannot make their own food are called consumers or _______.

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

Organisms that make their own food are called producers or _____.

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.

• the Earth
• the moon
• the sun
• the food we eat/make

Chlorophyll is the pigment that is found in the _____.

• cell wall

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• chloroplasts