Photosynthesis Review

The process by which cells capture energy by the sun and convert it to food is known as what?

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• diffusion

• activation energy

Plants use water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to make oxygen, water, and what other product?

• nitrogen

• chlorophyll

• glucose

• carbon

The green color of the plant comes from which pigment?

• carotene

• anthocyanin

• chlorophyll

• xanthophyll

What is the source of energy for photosynthesis?

• glucose

• soil

• sunlight

• carbon dioxide

The tiny openings on the underside of the leaf that help plants take in carbon dioxide are known as what?

• spongy cells

• thylakoid membranes

• palisade cells

• stomata

What structure contains the chlorophyll that is used to absorb light?

• chloroplast

• guard cells

• stoma

• epidermis

Which of the following is NOT required for photosynthesis to take place?

• sunlight

• water

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

The oxygen released during photosynthesis comes from where?

• glucose

• water

• sunlight

• soil

What happens to the sugar that plants make during photosynthesis?

• It is stored as starch for later use.

• It evaporates through the stomata.

• It returns to the soil.

Which statement is false?

• Photosynthesis takes place in autotrophs.

• Oxygen is a product of photosynthesis.

• Photosynthesis takes place in the nucleus of plant cells.

• Photosynthesis cannot occur at night.