Plants as Producers

What can a tiny plant do that you can't do?

• Photosynthesize

• Walk

• Talk

• Think

What does it mean when we say plants are producers?

• They consume other organisms for food.

• They are able to make or produce their own food.

• They rely on animals for food.

• They do not need food.

What do plants produce for other organisms?

• Food

• Oxygen

• Water

• Shelter

Plants are also known as _______.

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

• decomposers

• consumers

What do autotrophs absorb energy from?

• The sun

• Water

• Soil

• Air

How does a plant get the food it needs to survive?

• Through photosynthesis.

• By absorbing nutrients from the soil.

• By consuming insects.

• By taking in oxygen.

What is photosynthesis?

• Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make their own food.

• Photosynthesis is the process animals use to breathe.

• Photosynthesis is the method by which plants absorb water.

• Photosynthesis is the way plants produce oxygen only.

Photosynthesis uses the sun's energy, carbon dioxide, and water to create which two substances?

• Glucose (C6H12O6) and oxygen.

• Carbon dioxide and water.

• Glucose and carbon dioxide.

• Oxygen and water.

What is the main function of chloroplasts?

What is the green light-absorbing pigment found inside the chloroplast?

• Chlorophyll

• Carotene

• Xanthophyll

• Anthocyanin