Photosynthesis Review

What supplies MOST of the energy that plants need to make food?

• A. rain

• B. wind

• C. minerals

• D. sunlight

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Reef-building corals depend on tiny plant-like algae to produce food and oxygen. These reef-building corals are found in warm shallow waters. What is the MOST likely reason that reef-building corals are found in shallow waters?

• A. algae require sunlight to survive

• B. algae provide shelter for small fish

• C. shallow waters prevent large fish from feeding on the coral

• D. shallow waters prevent waves from interfering with coral growth

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What is the green pigment that allows plants to change the Sun's energy into chemical energy?

• A. glucose

• B. chlorophyll

• C. mitochondria

• D. photosynthesis

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When animals use energy, they produce ________.

• A. nitrogen

• B. iron sulfide

• C. oxygen

• D. carbon dioxide

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Mr. Turner cut the stem of a water plant. He put the plant in a cup full of water under a light. The students in Mr. Turner's class observed bubbles coming out of the stem. What are the bubbles being released by the plant?

• A. carbon dioxide

• B. helium

• C. hydrogen

• D. oxygen

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Plants do not usually need to eat other organisms because plants ___________________.

• A. do not need food energy to live.

• B. turn sunlight into food energy.

• C. get all their food energy from soil.

• D. keep food energy stored in their roots.

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Carbon dioxide is removed from Earth's atmosphere by _____________________.

• A. animal respiration

• B. decaying organisms

• C. plant photosynthesis

• D. burning fossil fuels

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Andre learned that plants survive through a process called photosynthesis. Which substance do plants produce during photosynthesis?

• A. minerals

• B. nitrogen

• C. soil

• D. sugar

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A class conducted an investigation to demonstrate the importance of sunlight in photosynthesis. Three identical plants were put in the same amount of soil and placed in the same sunny window. Plant A was covered with a black plastic bag, Plant B was covered with a clear plastic bag, and Plant C was not covered at all. The plants were given equal amounts of water daily. Which graph MOST likely represents the results of the investigation after one week?

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Which molecule in plant cells first captures the radiant energy from sunlight?

• A. glucose

• B. carbon dioxide

• C. chlorophyll

• D. adenosine triphosphate

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