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vocabulary - photosynthesis

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

the green pigment within plants

1.

chlorophyll

b)

Membrane- bound organelles that use light energy to make food

2.

chloroplast

c)

the substance being dissolved

3.

solute

d)

the substance that does the dissolving

4.

solvent

e)

the small openings in leaves that are used for gas exchange

5.

stomata

2.

When large molecules ppass through a cell membrane using special proteins called transport proteins, this is called ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
facilitated diffusion
unfacilitated diffusion
facilitated fusion
unfacilitated fusion
3.

Water LEAVES a cell, causing the cell to shrink​ (a)  

Water ENTERS a cell, causing the cell to swell​ (b)  

The diffusion of water molecules only through a membrane​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
hypertonic
hypotonic
osmosis
4.

What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide to make food?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

endocytosis

c)

phagocytosis

d)

pinocytosis

5.

What is the process during which a cell takes IN a substance by surrounding it with the cell membrane?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Phagocytosis

d)

Pinocytosis

6.

The process of a cell engulfing large particles, especially bacteria,

a)

photosynthesis

b)

endocytosis

c)

phagocytosis

d)

pinocytosis

7.

The process of a cell engulfing FLUIDS.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

endocytosis

c)

pinocytosis

d)

exocytosis

8.

Match the key term with the process

a)

a cell's vesicles release their contents OUTSIDE the cell

1.

Exocytosis

b)

glucose, a sugar, is broken down into smaller molecules

2.

glycolysis

c)

a cell engulfed fluids

3.

pinocytosis

d)

a cell engulfs bacteria

4.

phagocytosis

9.

A series of chemical reactions that occur in mitochondria that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

facilitated fusion

d)

cellular respiration

10.

What type of organism produces their own food?​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
producer
consumer
carnivore
herbivore
11.

What type of organism consumes other organisms to get food?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
consumer
producer
herbivore
omnivore
12.

The movement of substances through a cell membrane only by using the cell's energy.

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

passive transport

d)

isotonic

13.

The movement of substances through a cell membrane WITHOUT using the cell's energy.

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

passive transport

d)

isotonic

14.

Movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration.

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

passive transport

d)

isotonic

15.

Water molecules move into and out of the cell at the same rate, and cells retain their normal shape

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

passive transport

d)

isotonic

16.

A type of vascular tissue that transports water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant.​ (a)  

A type of vascular tissue that sends sugar from the leaves to the rest of the plant. ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Xylem
Phloem
Stomata
chloroplast