The ___________ of the plant that is charge of making food for the plant.

• flower

• roots

• leaves

• stem

The leaf is known as the ___________.

• photogenic organ

• Photosynthetic organ

• Photographic organ

thin stalk that connects the blade of the leaf to the plant's stem

• blade

• cuticle

• petiole

• epidermis

Using their __________, plants combine sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make glucose and oxygen

• Flowers

• Leaves

• Stem

• Roots

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Specialized cells that trap light on top of the leaf are called __________ __________ cells

• stem

• root

• stomata

• palisade mesophyll

Which structures open and close stomata to allow gas exchange but prevent water loss in leaves?

• Epidermis
• Vascular tissue
• Guard cells
• Spongy mesophyll

Plants make food through photosynthesis

• True

• False

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What is photosynthesis?

• Water loss by a plant.
• When a photographer takes a photo.
• To get your pictures from the photo lab.
• The process in which plants make their food.

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The water needed for photosynthesis comes into the leaves through the

• upper epidermis
• stomata
• guard cells
• xylem cells

The important gases, carbon dioxide and oxygen, enter and leave the leaf through the

• upper epidermis
• phloem
• stomata
• guard cells

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