Review: Photosynthesis

What does the word photosynthesis mean?

• -the process by which plants make their own food
• -the process by which animals make their own food
• -the process by which all organisms produce food
• -the part of the plant that absorbs like

What types of organisms are able to perform photosynthesis?

• animals
• plants

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

• Oxygen, carbon dioxide and sunlight
• Carbon dioxide, glucose and sunlight
• Carbon dioxide, water and sunlight
• Water, oxygen and sunlight

What are the products of photosynthesis?

• Carbon dioxide and water
• Glucose and oxygen
• Water and glucose
• Carbon dioxide and oxygen

What happens to the number of atoms in the photosynthesis equation?

• Atoms are gained.
• Atoms are lost.
• The number of atoms stays the same (no gain or loss).

What is the name of the organelle where photosynthesis takes place?

• Stomata
• mitochondria
• chloroplasts
• chlorophyll

If photosynthesis begins with 6 carbon atoms, how many carbon atoms are found at the end?

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 0

What is the name of the pigment that allows plants to absorb sunlight?

• Chloroplasts
• Chlorophyll
• Photosynthesis
• Stomata

Photosynthesis can occur without sunlight.

• True
• False

Is photosynthesis a chemical or physical change?

• Physical
• Chemical