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photosynthesis

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
2.
What molecule absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?
a)
chloroplast
b)
thylakoid
c)
grana
d)
chlorophyll
3.
Use the diagram to answer the question. Between which parts of the molecule must the bonds be broken to form an ADP molecule?
a)
A and B
b)
A and C
c)
B and C
d)
C and D
4.
What is the name of the simple sugar that is produced in photosynthesis?
a)
Sucrose
b)
Dextrose
c)
Glucose
d)
Lactose
5.
____________________ provides the energy necessary for photosynthesis.
a)
water
b)
sunlight
c)
glucose
d)
soil
6.
Glucose is a ...
a)
sugar
b)
carbohydrate
c)
source of quick energy
d)
all are correct
7.
The formula for glucose is...
a)
C12 H22 O11
b)
NaCl
c)
NaOH
d)
C6 H12 O6
8.
This is ...
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
cell
d)
phloem
9.
The reactant of photosynthesis are...
a)
sunlight and chlorophyll
b)
glucose and oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide and water
d)
sunlight and water
10.
What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
a)
sulfur
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
11.
Which of these conditions would decrease the rate of photosynthesis in a plant?
a)
Above average precipitation
b)
Changing the daylight hours from 14 hrs to 10 hrs
c)
Changing the CO2 concentration from 380 ppm to 410 ppm
d)
All of these choices
12.
Which organisms perform Photosynthesis?
a)
Only Autotrophs
b)
Only Heterotrophs
c)
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
13.
Which of the following is an example of an AUTOTROPH?
a)
Appletree
b)
Dog
c)
Mushroom
d)
Human
14.

Which of the following are TRUE statements? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts of leaf cells

b)

Photosynthesis means "making food using sun"

c)

Photosynthesis can occur in the dark

d)

All plants, plant-like protists, and some bacteria go through photosynthesis

15.
The ____________ is the most photosynthetic part of a plant.
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
roots
d)
stem
16.

Why do plant breeders place bags of fungi inside greenhouses?

a)

the fungi will improve soil quality

b)

the fungi will increase the concentration of oxygen in the greenhouse

c)

the fungi will increase the concentration of carbon dioxide inside the greenhouse.

17.

A student is measuring photosynthesis in pond weed. In one experiment she counted 85 bubbles of oxygen produced. In the second experiment, she only counted 10. Which of the following could best explain the difference.

a)

in the second experiment, she moved the plant farther from the light source

b)

in the second experiment, she moved the plant towards the light source

c)

human error

18.

which of the following is not a limiting factor of photosynthesis?

a)

light intensity

b)

temperature

c)

oxygen concentration

d)

carbon dioxide levels