5th Grade HMH Dimension Unit 3 Lesson 1

What are the three things needed for photosynthesis?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• sugar/glucose

• sunlight/light energy

• water

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What are the two things produced by photosynthesis?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• sugar/glucose

• sunlight/light energy

• water

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Suppose the two plants in the photograph are getting the same amount of sunlight, air, and nutrients. What could cause the first plant to look the way it does? Choose all that apply?

• It is getting too much sun.

• It is not getting enough air.

• It is getting too much water.

• It is not getting enough water.

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Suppose one of the plants is only getting 2 hours of sunlight every 24 hours. Which plant is that? Assume that all other conditions are the same for each plant. Choose the best answer.

• The first plant, because it is not getting enough light to make enough food.

• The first plant, because it is not getting enough air to make enough food.

• The second plant, because it is not getting enough light to make enough food.

• The second plant, because it is not getting enough air to make enough food.

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What is true of an oak tree and a cactus? Choose all that apply.

• They are the same size.

• The grow in different climates.

• They have different root systems.

• The need the same amount of water.

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Match the sentence to the step it describes on the image.

Light energy from the sun is captured by structures in leaves.

• A

• B

• C

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Match the sentence to the step it describes on the image.

Roots absorb water from soil.

• A

• B

• C

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Match the sentence to the step it describes on the image.

Stomata allow the plant to take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

• A

• B

• C

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Plants need ____________, which they take in through stomata (holes in the leaves).

• air

• leaves

• water

• die

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Plants also need ____________, which they absorb through their roots.

• air

• leaves

• water

• die

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