Photosynthesis

What is photosynthesis?

• Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make their own food using carbon dioxide, water and sunlight.

• Photosynthesis is the process in which plants make their own food using oxygen, water and sunlight.

• A green pigment called chlorophyll

• No idea

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

• Glucose and oxygen

• Sunlight and water

• Carbon dioxide and water

• Soil and roots

What are the products of photosynthesis?

• Carbon dioxide and water

• Glucose and oxygen

• Sunlight and chlorophyll

• Roots absorbing water

How do plants get their water?

• From the sun

• From the rain

• By breathing

• From the roots which are absorbing water from the soil and transporting it to the rest of the plant by the xylem

• By making water from photosynthesis

What colour is chloropyll?

• Green

• Blue

• Red

• Cyan

What are the cells near the top of the leaves called?

• Chloroplasts

• Chlorophyll

• Palisade cells

• Guard cells

Where does photosynthesis take place?

• In the mitochondria

• In the xylem

• In the roots

• In the chloroplasts

When do plants photosynthesize?

• In the day

• In the night

• In both the day and night

• Never

When do plants respire?

• In the night

• In the day

• All the time

• Never

What does the stomata do?

• It allows carbon dioxide to diffuse into the leaves

• It allows oxygen to diffuse into the leaves

• Nothing

• It transports/carries water around the plant