STAAR Released Questions Plants

Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

• hydrogen
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following best describes photosynthesis?

• Photosynthesis converts radiant energy into chemical energy.
• Photosynthesis produces carbohydrates.
• Plants need sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, nutrients, and chlorophyll to complete photosynthesis.
• Plants use chlorophyll, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugar.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?

• sulfur
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is another name for glucose?

• Chlorophyll
• Chloroplasts
• Stomata
• Sugar

The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.

• the Earth
• the moon
• the sun
• the food we eat/make

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What does photo mean?

• Print
• Picture
• Make
• Light or Color

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Poison Ivy growing on a tree by touch.

• Gravitropism 
• Phototropism
• Thigmotropism
• Hydrotropism

A plant growing in response to the sunlight. 

• Gravitropism 
• Phototropism
• Thigmotropism
• Hydrotropism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

When a plant responds to gravity it is called:

• Phototropism
• Thigmotropism
• Gravitropism
• Hydrotropism

Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward touch?

• thigmotropism
• hydrotropism
• phototropism
• gravitropism