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Photosynthesis Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process used by plants to make their own food?

a)

Respiration

b)

Pollination

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Transpiration

2.

What is the function of stomata in plant leaves?

a)

Store nutrients

b)

Exchange gases

c)

Absorb water

d)

Produce glucose

3.

What is the main product of photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose

b)

Water

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Oxygen

4.

Which essential factors are required for photosynthesis to take place?

a)

Sunlight, Soil, and Air

b)

Sunlight, Carbon dioxide, and Nutrients

c)

Sunlight, Water, and Carbon dioxide

d)

Sunlight, Water, and Oxygen

5.

During photosynthesis, radiant (or light) energy is converted into what kind of energy?

a)
nuclear energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
chemical energy
6.

Xylem helps plants deliver water and nutrients to the entire plant. What human body system is this like?

a)
Respiratory system
b)
Nervous system
c)
Circulatory system
d)
Digestive system
7.

Explain why photosynthesis is much slower in underwater plants.

a)
Less sunlight reaches underwater plants for photosynthesis.
b)
Underwater plants have a different process for photosynthesis that is slower.
c)
Underwater plants have a faster metabolism, so photosynthesis is slower.
d)
Underwater plants do not need sunlight for photosynthesis.
8.

Match the following vocabulary words to their definition.

a)

chemical reaction that converts solar energy into chemical energy

1.

photosynthesis

b)

carbon dioxide

2.

reactant for photosynthesis

c)

glucose

3.

product of photosynthesis

d)

light energy

4.

source of energy for photosynthesis

9.

What does the word photosynthesis mean?

a)
The process of converting carbon dioxide into energy
b)
The process of converting sunlight into water
c)
The process of converting water into oxygen
d)
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.
10.

Which of these are the reactants in the photosynthesis equation?

a)
Methane and sulfur dioxide
b)
Nitrogen and hydrogen
c)
Oxygen and glucose
d)
Carbon dioxide and water
11.

What are the products in the photosynthesis equation?

a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
sugar and nitrogen
c)
chlorophyll and sunlight
d)
glucose and oxygen
12.

Match the following

a)

Carries the glucose to the plant for its life processes.

1.

Phloem

b)

Tube like structure that distributes water to the plant.

2.

Xylem

c)

Holes on the underside of the leaf that lets gases in and out of the leaf.

3.

Stomata

d)

The factory where photosynthesis hapens.

4.

Green Leaf

e)

Pigment which absorbs the sun's energy.

5.

Chlorophyll

13.

Which of the following does not happen during photosynthesis?

a)

O2 is given off.

b)

Glucose is made.

c)

The Sun’s energy is reflected.

d)

Chlorophyll absorbs the Sun’s energy.

14.

Put the Photosynthesis equation in the corect order.

a)

6CO2

b)

6H20

c)

d)

C6H12O6

e)

6O2

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
15.

Which is not an example of radiant energy? Energy from ______.

a)

a hydroelectric power plant

b)

a heating pad

c)

the Sun

d)

O2 released from plants

16.

When we look at a plant, we notice that the leaves are green. This is due to the ​ (a)   in the leaves that allows the plant to absorb sunlight. Plants use the light energy in a reaction called ​ (b)   where they make food in the form of sugar and produce oxygen. ​ (c)   , which are only found in plant cells, is where the food making reaction takes place. In this reaction: water, carbon dioxide, and energy from the sun are needed for the reaction and are called ​ (d)   . The things that are formed in the reaction, or the ​ (e)   , are sugar and oxygen.

Choose from the below words
chlorophyll
photosynthesis
choloroplasts
reactants
products
17.

Glucose is a type of?

a)

Sugar

b)
Vitamin
c)
Mineral
d)
Protein
18.

The arrow in a chemical equation means?

a)

sum

b)

yields or rxn

c)

difference

d)

together

19.

The Law of Conservation of Mass means that in an isolated system matter

cannot be

a)
can be converted into antimatter
b)
can be teleported to another dimension
c)
can be turned into energy
d)
created or destroyed
20.

categorize the reactants and products of photosynthesis.

Categorize the following

6CO2

6H20

Carbon Dioxide

Water

Glucsose

Oxygen

C6H12O6

6O2

REACTANTS
PRODUCTS