Photosynthesis KS3

What are the 3 reactants of photosynthesis? The reactants are the things needed for photosynthesis to occur.

• oxygen, glucose, sunlight

• sunlight, oxygen, water

• water, oxygen, carbon dioxide

• carbon dioxide, sunlight, water

What pigment captures/absorbs sunlight?

• stomata

• chlorophyll

• chloroplast

• phloem

How does water travel from the roots to the plan leaf? Name the structure that carries water.

• stomata

• phloem

• chloroplast

• xylem

What are the 2 products of photosynthesis? The products are the things made in the process of photosynthesis.

• water, sunlight

• glucose, carbon dioxide

• oxygen, glucose

• sunlight, oxygen

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

• To make food

• To create energy

• To release oxygen

• To absorb sunlight

Which product is "waste" and mostly released by the producer (plant)?

• glucose

• sugar

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

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

• xylem

• stomata

• phloem

• chloroplast

What is photosynthesis?

• The process in which humans eat their food

• When a photographer takes a photo.

• To get your pictures from the photo lab.

• The process in which plants make their food.

Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?

• nutrients in the soil

• the sun

• chlorophyll

• bee pollination

What tissue contains cells where the majority of photosynthesis takes place?

• spongy mesophyll

• palisade mesophyll

• upper epidermis

• guard cells