Photosynthesis and Leaf Structure Review

What is photosynthesis?

• Water loss by a plant.
• When a photographer takes a photo.
• To get your pictures from the photo lab.
• The process in which plants make their food.

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Which organelle from the plant cell is primarily responsible for converting sunlight to energy?

• Mitochondria
• Nucleus
• Vacuole
• Chloroplast

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The leaf has a shiny, waxy cuticle around it to

• increase the rate of photosynthesis
• attract more light
• control water loss
• stop carbon dioxide and oxygen gases escaping

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

• Palisade cells

• Guard cell

• Spongy layer

• Lower epidermis

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What is the name of cells (part D) that surround the pores of a leaf?

• Palisade cells

• Guard cell

• Spongy layer

• Lower epidermis

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If guard cells are swollen with water, then they are more likely to be ...

• OPEN with stomata

• CLOSED with no stomata

• Cannot tell - the water amount doesn't affect it at all.

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Which cells of a leaf undergo the MOST photosynthesis?

• Guard cells
• Palisade cells
• Epidermal cells
• Cells in the spongy layer

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What is chlorophyll's main function?

• to make the plant a vegetable
• to blend into their environment
• to capture energy from sunlight for photosynthesis
• to help prevent water loss

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Plants need ________ as a reactant for photosynthesis.

• oxygen
• soil
• carbon dioxide
• sugar

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Carbon dioxide enters plant leaves through the __________.

• stomata
• chloroplasts
• xylem
• cuticle

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