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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process in which plants capture the energy in sunlight and use it to make food?

a)

cellular respiration

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

glucose

d)

photosynthesis

2.

Where does the energy for plants to perform photosynthesis come from?

a)

Breaking down ATP

b)

sunlight

c)

glucose metabolism

d)

None of the Above

3.

Where do the reactions of photosynthesis take place in autotrophs?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Walls

d)

Cytoplasm

4.

What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis? Choose the BEST answer

a)

C6H12O6 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O

b)

CO2 + H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2

c)

6 CO2 + 6 H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

d)

C6H12O6 + 6 O2 -> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O

5.

What are the products of photosynthesis? (What is produced?)

a)

water and carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen and glucose

c)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen and water

6.

What are the reactants of photosynthesis? (What are the "ingredients")?

a)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

b)

water and oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide and water

d)

oxygen and glucose

7.

 

This is the chemical formula for a molecule of...

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Water

8.

Pigment in green plants that captures the energy in sunlight is called __________.

a)

pigment

b)

chlorophyll

c)

stomata

d)

green thing

9.

The main source of energy for all life comes from ________

a)

the Earth

b)

the Moon

c)

the Sun

d)

the food we eat/make

10.

 

What part of the plant soaks up water for photosynthesis?

a)

roots

b)

petals

c)

leaf

d)

stem

11.

The organic molecule that is the cell's primary form of energy?

a)

Glucose

b)

ATP

c)

ADP

d)

GMP

12.

What is the formula for cellular respiration?

a)

6CO2+6H2O+Light Energy-->C6H12O6+6O2

b)

6CO2+6H2O+ATP-->C6H12O6+6O2

c)

C6H12O6+6O2-->6CO2+6H2O+Light Energy

d)

C6H12O6+6O2-->6CO2+6H2O+ATP

13.

Which organelle does cellular respiration happen in?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Chloroplast

14.
Cellular respiration is...
a)
the process by which cells break down glucose into energy. 
b)
the process by which cells break light down into energy. 
c)
the process by which cells communicate with other cells. 
15.

Every time you exhale (breathe out), your body is getting rid of __________________

a)

glucose

b)

protein

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen

16.

True or False: Cellular Respiration is a chemical reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What are the products of cellular respiration?

a)

water and carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen and glucose

c)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen and water

18.

What are the reactants of cellular respiration?

a)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

b)

water and oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide and water

d)

oxygen and glucose

19.

True or False?: Cellular respiration ONLY occurs in animal cells.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False?: The products of photosynthesis are the reactants for cellular respiration.

a)

True

b)

False