Photosynthesis Worksheet

Photosynthesis generally occurs in which of the following types of living things?

• Plants

• Animals

• Algae

The oxygen released into the air as a product of photosynthesis comes from

• glucose.

• carbon dioxide.

• water.

Which of the following allows photosynthetic organisms to capture solar energy?

• glucose

• ATP

• carbon dioxide

• pigments

What are the products of photosynthesis?

• Oxygen and water

• Glucose and carbon dioxide

• Water and carbon dioxide

• Oxygen and glucose

An organism that makes its own food is known as _____________.

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• parasite

• saprophyte

In which plant structure does photosynthesis primarily occur?

• root

• leaf

• petiole

• Stem

CO2 enters and O2 escapes from a leaf via

• grana

• stomata

• Thylakoids.

Which of the following is not an autotroph?

• oak tree

• yeast

• algae

• cyanobacterium

What are the two reactions of photosynthesis?

• Glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation

• Citric acid cycle and glycolysis

• Electron transport and fermentation

• Light reaction and Calvin cycle

In most green plants, chloroplasts are

• concentrated in a portion of the leaf called the stroma.

• evenly distributed throughout the leaf tissue

• located in leaf tissue called the mesophyll.