Photosynthesis Practice Quiz

What does chlorophyll capture?

• Chlorophyll captures water from the air.
• Chlorophyll captures carbon dioxide from the air.
• Chlorophyll captures the energy of sunlight.
• Chlorophyll captures baseballs.

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

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

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What molecule absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?

• chloroplast
• thylakoid
• grana
• chlorophyll

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Chlorophyll is green because

• it absorbs green wavelengths of light
• it absorbs blue and yellow wavelengths of light
• it reflects green wavelengths of light
• it is an optical illusion caused by the transmission of light

What three things are needed for a plant to do photosynthesis?

• Glucose, Oxygen, Sunlight
• CO₂, Oxygen, Sunlight
• CO₂, Water, Sunlight
• Oxygen, Water, Sunlight

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How does oxygen get released by the producer (plant)? Name the structure in the leaf.

• stoma

• vein

• epidermis

• chloroplast

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How do we call the waxy layer that covers the surface of leaves?

• Cuticle

• Epidermis

• Stomata

• Leaf coat

In the picture, pallisade layer is labeled with _____.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Which of the leaf tissue layers contains most chloroplasts and absorbs most sunlight?

• Cuticle

• Upper epidermis

• Pallisade layer

• Spongy layer

• Lower epidermis

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Which of the leaf tissue layers contains less chloroplasts and enables gas exchange in the leaf?

• Cuticle

• Upper epidermis

• Pallisade layer

• Spongy layer

• Lower epidermis