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Energy in Organisms

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an autotroph?

a)

An organism that makes their own food

b)

An organism that can drive an automobile

c)

An organism that eats other things for food

d)

An organism that eats ATP

2.

What is the function of chlorophyll?

a)

To take in the sun's energy

b)

To make glucose

c)

To feed plants

d)

To take in oxygen

3.

After his experiment, where did van Helmont think plants got their energy from?

a)

Soil

b)

Sunlight

c)

Water

d)

Air

4.

Where do nearly all organisms technically get their energy from, even if it is indirectly?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Sunlight

c)

Moonlight

d)

Thermodynamics

5.

Which of these things do plants NOT need in order to do photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Oxygen

6.

What would happen to a plant that is kept in a dark room?

a)

It would not grow at all even with water

b)

It would grow larger than if it were kept in the sunlight

c)

It would grow to fill the size of the room

d)

It would grow only if you also watered it

7.

Where does photosynthesis actually take place in a plant cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

8.

What are the reactants in the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

H2O and glucose

c)

CO2 and glucose

d)

O2 and glucose

9.

What are the products in the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 and glucose

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

Glucose and O2

d)

Cells and glucose

10.

What are the two separate reactions in photosynthesis?

a)

"Light" and "dark" reactions

b)

"Light" and "heavy" reactions

c)

"White" and "dark" reactions

d)

"Energy" and "glucose" reactions

11.

How do heterotrophs obtain their energy?

a)

They make their own food

b)

They consume other organisms for food

c)

They eat air for food

d)

They do not need energy

12.

What is the primary purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

For plants to make oxygen for animals to consume

b)

For animals to make glucose to store energy

c)

To make plants look green

d)

For plants to make glucose to store energy

13.

What biological molecule is used to store chemical energy in all organisms?

a)

H2O (water)

b)

CO2 (carbon dioxide)

c)

ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

d)

O2 (oxygen)

14.

What molecule do plants use to store energy?

a)

Glucose

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Carbon dioxide

15.

What would happen to heterotrophs if all autotrophs (plants, trees, algae) went extinct?

a)

Heterotrophs would eventually die out too

b)

Heterotrophs would take over the world

c)

Heterotrophs would have to eat each other

d)

Heterotrophs would do just fine

16.

What object can ATP be best compared to?

a)

Blender

b)

Rechargeable battery

c)

Treadmill

d)

Solar panel

17.

Which part of photosynthesis requires sunlight?

a)

Entropy

b)

The Calvin Cycle

c)

"Dark" reaction

d)

"Light" reaction

18.

Which of these substances is required for plants to survive but is not necessarily needed for photosynthesis?

a)

Soil for nutrients

b)

Water

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Sunlight