Biology B.6

What molecule absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?

• chloroplast
• thylakoid
• grana
• chlorophyll

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Most plants appear green because chlorophyll

• absorbs green light.
• absorbs violet light.
• does not absorb green light.
• does not absorb violet light.

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Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?

• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
• Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.

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Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

• hydrogen
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide

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What characteristic sets heterotrophs apart from autotrophs?

• Heterotrophs can be classified only as mammals.
• Heterotrophs use energy from the sun to make their own food.
• Heterotrophs obtain food from consuming other living or once-living things.
• Heterotrophs obtain food through the process of photosynthesis.

The raw ingredients (reactants) of photosynthesis are sunlight along with ?

• CO2 and H20
• CO2 AND C6H12O6
• oxygen and water
• oxygen and CO2

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The outer surface of the leaf has a thin waxy covering

• blade

• cuticle

• petiole

• epidermis

The vascular tissues are ____&____.

• ­Xylem and Phlobotemy

• ­Xylemy and Phloemy

• ­Xylemotomy and Phloemotomy

• ­Xylem and Phloem.

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Which structures open and close stomata to allow gas exchange but prevent water loss in leaves?

• Epidermis
• Vascular tissue
• Guard cells
• Spongy mesophyll

What is the name of the elongated, packed cells (part G) directly under the upper epidermis?

• Palisade cells

• Guard cell

• Spongy layer

• Lower epidermis

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