Photosynthesis Read & Respond (Flocabulary)

What is the meaning of the word "vital" in the passage?

• Necessary

• Small

• Energetic

• Useless

Based on the passage, both plants and humans

• eat food for energy.

• use glucose as a source of energy.

• are producers.

• break decomposers into sugar.

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Based on the passage, if human cells had a lot of chlorophyll, they would most likely

• not need to drink water.

• be green

• breathe carbon dioxide.

• have leaves

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Which detail from the passage was included to explain why the name "dark reactions" is misleading?

• "The light-dependent reactions—as the name suggests—require sunlight."

• "...those energy-rich molecules are used to assemble glucose..."

• "...plants will stop performing photosynthesis if left in darkness."

• "The synthesis that takes place in plants to produce glucose is complex."

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The author of the passage would most likely agree that

• most scientists don't believe that plants release oxygen.

• the hypothesis that plants need light has been disproven by evidence.

• Bromothymol blue does not reliably indicate the presence of carbon dioxide.

• scientific investigations can show how the process of photosynthesis occurs.

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Which detail from the passage best explains why plants photosynthesize?

• The purpose of photosynthesis is the production of a very important simple sugar called glucose."

• "To photosynthesize, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, which is helpful for us because humans happen to need oxygen to breathe."

• " In fact, oxygen is just a byproduct of the process."

• "...cells have to 'spend' ATP to do other things…"

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How does the author of the passage show that getting glucose into the cells is important for both plants and animals?

• by including a quote from a scientist about the role of glucose

• by describing what happens to an animal cell that does not have enough glucose

• by comparing the processes of digestion in animals to the process of photosynthesis in plants

• by including a statistic on what percent of the food that we eat will be broken down into glucose

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Based on the passage, what is one reason that the carbon cycle important?

• It adds carbon into the atmosphere whenever the level begins to drop too low.

• It helps maintain a level of carbon in the atmosphere that is neither too hot nor too cold.

• It removes carbon from the atmosphere whenever the level begins to become too high.

• It releases carbon into space, preventing it from building up in Earth's atmosphere.

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