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WorksheetsUnit 1 - Plants - Photosynthesis, Water, and Minerals Vocab
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What is the name of the process during which plants use light energy from the Sun to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen?
transpiration
photosynthesis
respiration
capillary action
What type of molecules are shown in the image, and are primarily composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
carbohydrates
fats
acids
fertilizers
Which type of carbohydrate do plants store in their cells in order to provide structure?
glucose
potassium
starch
blood
Which of the following are important mineral salts that plants need to grow healthily? Choose all that apply.
magnesium
cyanide
nitrates
sodium chloride
This mineral is necessary for making proteins for a plant. Without it, leaves will become yellow and shriveled, and the plant's growth will be stunted.
carbon
sodium chloride
glucose
nitrates
This mineral is necessary for making chlorophyll in a plant. Without it, the leaves will have faded colors, and possibly darker veins.
carbon
magnesium
oxygen
chloride
This is the word for water in gas form.
water vapour
liquid water
ice
sodium chloride
This green pigment captures sunlight in plants and uses the energy to make glucose.
stoma
flower
magnesium
chlorophyll
The organelle inside a plant's leaves that contains the chlorophyll (and where photosynthesis takes place) is called...
the chloroplast
the nucleus
the vacuole
the stomata
When water evaporates out of the leaves of a plant, it is called...
condensation
transpiration
sweat
respiration
Which of the following substances DO NOT move through the stomata of a leaf during photosynthesis?
water
carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrates
This is the vascular tissue that carries water upward from the roots to every part of a plant.
xylem
phloem
This is the vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant.
xylem
phloem
