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Flocabulary - Photosynthesis

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Photosynthesis occurs inside of which organelle? Remember that an organelle is a part of a cell.

a)

chloroplast

b)

cell wall

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

2.

What is transformed into chemical energy during photosynthesis?

a)

oxygen

b)

sound energy

c)

light energy

d)

glucose

3.

Organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis are called

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

troposphere

d)

decompose

4.

How do plants get the carbon dioxide they need for photosynthesis?

a)

it is produced in a chemical reaction inside the chloroplasts

b)

it enters their leaves from the atmosphere

c)

it enters their roots from the soil

d)

it is produced inside mitochondria

5.

In addition to carbon dioxide, ____ is a reactant of photosynthesis. This means that this substance is required for photosynthesis to happen.

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

water

6.

What do plants do with most of the oxygen produced in photosynthesis?

a)

They use it to make more glucose

b)

They release oxygen into the atmosphere

c)

They release oxygen into the soil

d)

They use the oxygen to make carbon dioxide

7.

Why is photosynthesis important to plants?

a)

it prevents the buildup of too much water

b)

it produces the carbon dioxide they need

c)

it breaks down a simple sugar into energy for their cells

d)

it produces a simple sugar they need for energy for things like cellular respiration

8.

Photosynthesis is important to animals because it releases

a)

oxygen, which animals breathe

b)

carbon dioxide, which animals breathe

c)

water, which animals drink

d)

the sun's energy

9.

Animals, including humans,

a)

do not need glucose

b)

make their own glucose

c)

get glucose from the food they eat

d)

get glucose from the sun's energy

10.

True or false? Photosynthesis is an important part of the carbon cycle.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

The green pigment that absorbs sunlight is called

a)

ultraviolet

b)

infrared

c)

chlorophyll

d)

chloroplast

12.

Another word for "transform" is

a)

organelle

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon

d)

convert

13.

The openings in leaves that allow carbon dioxide in and release oxygen are called

a)

glucose

b)

chloroplasts

c)

stomata

d)

photosynthesis

14.

Which letter represents the absorption of solar energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

15.

How important do you think photosynthesis is to humans?

a)

Not at all. Those are plants, what do we care?

b)

Kind of important, because we eat some plants.

c)

Important, animals eat plants, and we eat both plants and animals.

d)

Incredible important - all life on earth would stop if plants couldn't photosynthesize.