Photosynthesis

Where does photosynthesis occur?

• mitochondria
• stomata
• xylem
• chloroplast

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What absorbs energy from visible light?

• Chlorophyll
• Chloroplast
• Stroma
• Carbon Dioxide

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

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

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6CO₂ + 6H₂0 + light energy    -> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O_{2
In this chemcial equation, the highlight red is called the ______.} 

• product
• reactant
• yields
• production

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Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

• CO₂ + light + H₂O --> O₂ + glucose
• CO₂ + glucose + H₂O --> O₂ + light
• _O2 + light + H₂O --> CO₂ + glucose
• CO₂ + O₂ + H₂O --> Light+ glucose

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Chlorophyll absorbs _____ and _______ light from the light.

• purple and green
• red and blue
• black and orange
• yellow and green

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Most plants appear green because chlorophyll

• absorbs green light.
• absorbs violet light.
• reflects green light.
• does not absorb violet light.

A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant in bright sunlight at a temperature of 27°C. The gas being collected is probably ________.

• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• ATP
• glucose

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If carbon dioxide is completely removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to the plant’s production of high-energy sugars (rate of photosynthesis)?

• Sugar production will likely increase.
• Sugars will not be produced.
• The rate of sugar production will decrease .
• Fewer sugars will be produced at first, but then the plant will recover.

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The raw materials or reactants of photosynthesis are

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

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