Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis

What is photosynthesis?

• The process plants use to turn carbon dioxide and water into food.
• The process plants use to chlorophyll and sunlight into air. 
• The process plants use to turn sunlight and chlorophyll into soil.
• The process plants use to turn chocolate and milk into chocolate milk.

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What is the name of the simple sugar that is produced in photosynthesis?

• Sucrose
• Dextrose
• Glucose
• Lactose

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Where does photosynthesis take place?

• The leaves.
• The roots.
• The branches.
• The kitchen.

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How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

• It enters through the stomata

• The roots absorb it and then it travels up the stem

• It's made during a chemical reaction in the leaf

• The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

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Which one (s) best describes MATTER?

• Can be measured with a scale or balance

• atoms & molecules

• the power to do work

• made of energy

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How does carbon dioxide get into the leaves of a plant?

• It's absorbed by the roots
• It's made in a chemical reaction in the stem
• It enters through the stomata
• It goes through the flowers

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Select all that are raw materials (matter) for performing photosynthesis.

• Water

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Sunlight (Light Energy)

• Glucose (Sugar/food)

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Select all that are products (produced by) of photosynthesis.

• Water

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Sunlight (Light Energy)

• Glucose (Sugar/food)

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Which organelle is responsible making food (glucose) using sunlight?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

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What causes the water and carbon dioxide molecules to break apart inside plants?

• electricity

• light

• oxygen

• glucose

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