Photosynthesis Quiz

What happens during photosynthesis?*

• Plants convert light energy, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose and oxygen
• Plants convert sugar to ATP
• Humans generate sugar through using light energy
• Plants create water and carbon dioxide from glucose and oxygen

Photosynthesis happens in plants. What part of the plant is photosynthesis occurring in?

• Roots
• Stem
• Leaf
• Flower

What organelle is in high numbers in the leaves of plants, that allows photosynthesis to occur?

• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Endoplasmic Reticulum
• Chloroplast

What is the common energy currency that all cells use?*

• ATP
• ADP
• Oxygen
• Electrons

Where is energy stored in a compound?*

• In the atoms
• In the bonds that connect atoms together
• In the cytoplasm
• In the nucleus

Humans consume other living things to get their food and energy. Humans would be known as a(n)...

• Autotroph
• Respirational Species
• Heterotroph
• Organism

_____________ + 6CO2 + Light --> C6H12O6 + _______ What are the missing components of the photosynthesis equation?

• 6H2O ; 6CO2
• 6O2 ; 6H2O
• 6H2O ; 6O2
• 6O2

What is the energy transformation in the process of photosynthesis?

• Chemical to Light
• Light to Chemical
• Chemical to Chemical
• Light to Light

Photosynthesis takes place in two different parts of the chloroplast. The light dependent reactions take place in the...

• Thylakoid
• Stroma
• Matrix
• Membrane

In light dependent reactions, what is the product?*

• Glucose
• Oxygen