Photosynthesis Vocabulary

The process that plants use to create sugar molecules from the energy of the sun, carbon dioxide, and water is called

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Chloroplasts are

• Only found in animal cells

• Where photosynthesis takes place

• The powerhouse of the cell

• Where waste is dealt with

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Energy that is stored in the bonds of molecules is...

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• chemical energy

• elastic energy

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An autotroph

• Has to eat other organisms

• Decomposes dead things and waste products

• Can generate its own energy and nutrients

• Eats its own tissues

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This sugar is formed by photosynthesis

• sucrose

• galactose

• glucose

• fructose

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A heterotroph

• Can absorb energy from the sun to generate food

• Does not need to eat other organisms

• Must consume other organism to get energy and nutrients

• Cooks all its own food from scratch

Which is true about light energy?

• It can travel in waves through space

• It can only travel through air

• It only comes in a few colors

• It does not provide energy to plants

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Phytoplankton is able to...

• live on land

• consume smaller plankton

• photosynthesize

• swim really fast

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You need to use a microscope to see...

• microorganisms

• insects

• small leaves

• producers

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A human is not an autotroph, it is a