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Photosynthesis

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the plant soaks up water for photosynthesis?

a)

roots

b)

petals

c)

leaf

d)

stem

2.

What is the food manufacturing process in plants?

a)

respiration

b)

chlorophyll

c)

glucose

d)

photosynthesis

3.
What gas  do plants give off after conducting photosynthesis that humans/animals need in order to live?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Hydrogen
4.
What is the name of the sugars a plant produces after photosynthesis
a)
Glucose
b)
Sugar
c)
ATP
d)
Oxygen
5.
Which of the following is not needed as a key ingredient for photosynthesis to occur?
a)
sunlight
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
oxygen
6.

What creates the green color in plants?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

clorox

c)

chemical

d)

chromosomes

7.

The openings that are found in the leaves of plants are called:

a)

Stomata

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Xylem

d)

Chloroplast

8.

The reactants to photosynthesis are...

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and water

9.

The products of photosynthesis are...

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and water

10.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
11.

The plant tissue that carries food DOWNWARD from the leaves to the rest of the plant is the ______.

a)
Phloem
b)
Stomata
c)
Chlorophyll
d)
Xylem
12.
What is the correct equation for photosynthesis?
a)
C6H12O+ 6O--> 6CO2 + 6H2O
b)
6CO2 + 6O--> C6H12O + 6H2O
c)
 6CO+ 6O--> 6H2O + C6H12O6
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O  -->  6O+ C6H12O6
13.
Which of the following is an example of an AUTOTROPH?
a)
Appletree
b)
Dog
c)
Mushroom
d)
Human
14.

What is transpiration?

a)

Excess water being released from the aerial parts of plants in the form of water vapor

b)

Excess sugar being released from the leave

c)

The way a plant makes its food

d)

When the plant uses sugar for energy

15.

Which part of a plant works as its “nostrils”?

a)

stoma

b)

guard cells

c)

chloroplasts

d)

all of the above

16.

What do plants do with sugar?

a)

release it through their stoma

b)

eat it for energy

c)

convert it to oxygen

d)

convert it into water

17.

An organism that cannot make its own food.

a)

autobot

b)

heterotroph

c)

autotroph

d)

heterobot

18.

Location inside of a plant cell where the process of photosynthesis occurs.

a)

nodules

b)

stomata

c)

chloroplasts

d)

chlorophyll

19.
Which of the following organisms is autotrophic?
a)
mushroom
b)
mold
c)
green tree frog
d)
cyanobacterium
20.
Which color light would likely produce the least amount of bubbles in this setup?
a)
green
b)
blue
c)
white
d)
red
21.

According to Julius Von Sachs, glucose is made in green parts of plants and is stored as ____________

a)

starch

b)

fructose

c)

glycogen

22.

The organisms that undergo photosynthesis are called

a)

saprophytes

b)

parasites

c)

autotrophs

23.

___________ is used to test for the presence of starch -- if starch is present, the colour would turn _____________.

a)

Iodine, brown

b)

Iodine, blue-black

c)

Chlorophyll, brown

d)

Chlorophyll, blue-black

24.

An experiment was conducted to investigate photosynthesis. What are the variables that need to be controlled in this experiment?

a)

Presence of carbon dioxide gas

b)

Presence of water

c)

Presence of light

d)

Presence of hydrogen gas

e)

Presence of chlorophyll

25.

An experiment was conducted to investigate photosynthesis. Which variable isn't changed in this experiment?

a)

Presence of carbon dioxide gas

b)

Presence of water

c)

Presence of light

d)

Presence of chlorophyll

26.

An experiment was conducted to investigate photosynthesis. Which are the variables that need to be controlled in this experiment?

a)

Presence of carbon monoxide gas

b)

Presence of water

c)

Presence of carbon dioxide gas

d)

Presence of chlorophyll

e)

Amount of light received

27.

An experiment was conducted to investigate photosynthesis. Which variable isn't changed in this experiment?

a)

Presence of carbon dioxide gas

b)

Presence of water

c)

Presence of light

d)

Presence of chlorophyll

28.

An experiment was conducted to investigate photosynthesis. Which variables need to be controlled in this experiment?

a)

Presence of carbon dioxide gas

b)

Presence of dust

c)

Amount of light received

d)

Volume of water used for the plants

29.

Which of the following is true about the part of the leaf that was not covered by black paper when it is tested with iodine at the end of the experiment?

a)

It turns blue-black

b)

It turns brown

c)

No change in colour

d)

It turns red

30.

Which of the following is true about the part of the leaf that is green in colour when it is tested with iodine at the end of the experiment?

a)

It turns blue-black

b)

It turns blue

c)

No change in colour

d)

It turns brown

31.

When the leaf from pot X is tested with iodine at the end of the experiment it.... (Choose the best answer -- hint: soda lime absorbs carbon dioxide from the air.)

a)

turns blue-black because there is no starch in the leaf.

b)

turns blue-black because there is starch in the leaf.

c)

does not show any change in colour because there is starch in the leaf.

d)

does not show any change in colour because there is no starch in the leaf.

32.

The image shows a leaf before (left) and after (right) a starch test was done on it. Before the starch test, part of the leaf was covered with some black paper while it was still growing on a live plant.


Explain why the results turned out like this. (2 answers)

a)

the part covered by the black paper did not receive light.

b)

the part covered by the black paper received more light.

c)

starch was detected at the part covered by the black paper

d)

starch was not detected at the part covered by the black paper

33.

When a starch test is done on this leaf, no change in colour was observed on the yellow parts of the leaf because... (2 answers)

a)

there is starch there

b)

there is no starch there

c)

there is no chlorophyll there for photosynthesis to take place

d)

there is chlorophyll there for photosynthesis to take place

34.

The starch test results of this experiment shows the leaf from plant P turning blue-black while the leaf from plant Q had no changes in colour. Why is this? (2 answers)

a)

There was starch in the leaf from plant P.

b)

There was starch in the leaf from plant Q.

c)

Plant P did not have carbon dioxide to do photosynthesis

d)

Plant Q did not have carbon dioxide to do photosynthesis

35.

Recall the main function of a xylem cell.

a)

To transport nutrients to different parts of a plant.

b)

To make energy for the plant via photosynthesis.

c)

To transport carbon dioxide to the leaves for photosynthessis.

d)

To transport water to different parts of plant.

36.

Recall what is dissolved in the water in the xylem.

a)

Glucose

b)

Amino acids

c)

Mineral ions

d)

Starch

37.

Recall the main function of a phloem cell.

a)

To transport nutrients to different parts of a plant.

b)

To transport water to different parts of a plant.

c)

To make energy for the plant via photosynthesis.

d)

To provide structural support to a plant.

38.

What are the functions of the roots? (Select two answers)

a)

Absorbing Water and Minerals

b)

Attracting Insects

c)

Anchoring the Plant

d)

Performing Photosynthesis

e)

Making Nectar

39.

What does the Xylem transport?

a)

Water and Minerals

b)

Glucose

c)

Blood

d)

Chlorophyll

40.

What does the Phloem transport?

a)

Water and Minerals

b)

Glucose

c)

Blood

d)

Chlorophyll

41.

Which is BIDIRECTIONAL? (transports both ways around a plant)

a)

Xylem

b)

Phloem

42.

What is water used for in the leaves of the plant?

a)

Drinking

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Transport

43.
Xylem and Phloem are both __.
a)
Transpiration
b)
Absorption
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Vascular tissue
44.
Opening that allows gas exchange
a)
Stomata
b)
Leaves
c)
Roots
d)
Vascular tissue
45.
What molecule is the phloem responsible for transporting?
a)

Starch

b)
Water
c)

Glucose

d)
Glycogen
46.

Phloem tubes transport substances..

a)

From the roots to the stem and leaves

b)

From the leaves to the rest of the plant

47.

How does water enter a plant?

a)

through the stomata

b)

through the roots

c)

by active transport in root hair cells

d)

by osmosis in root hair cells