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photosynthesis/cellular respiration

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this chemical reaction representing? 6CO₂+6H₂O→C₆H₁₂O₆+6O₂

a)

Carbon dioxide + water >glucose and oxygen

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Cellular Respiration

2.

What is this chemical reaction representing? C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O2 --> 6CO₂+ 6H₂O +ATP

a)

Glucose + oxygen >carbon dioxide + water + ATP

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Cellular Respiration

3.
What is the function of ATP in living things?
a)
provides energy for cells
b)
stores genetic information
c)
provides structure in the nucleus
4.
What is the function of ATP in living things?
a)
provides energy for cells
b)
stores genetic information
c)
provides structure in the nucleus
5.

Select all that are products of Photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight (Light Energy)

e)

Glucose (Sugar/food)

6.

What three things do plants need?

a)

Water, air, and sunlight.

b)

Water, soil, and sunlight.

c)

Water, soil, and air.

d)

Love, family, and Cheetos.

7.
Which choice correctly shows the gases that enter and exit plants during photosynthesis?
a)
Enter: Oxygen
Exit: Carbon dioxide
b)
Enter: Water vapor
Exit: Glucose
c)
Enter: Carbon dioxide
Exit: Oxygen
d)
Enter: Light
Exit: Water vapor
8.
Why do plants conduct photosynthesis?
a)
To make light
b)
To make mitochondria
c)
To make glucose
d)
To release carbon dioxide
9.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the stem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the leaf

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

10.

Which organelle is responsible making food (Glucose) using sunlight?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

11.
Chlorophyll is green because
a)
it absorbs green wavelengths of light
b)
it absorbs blue and yellow wavelengths of light
c)
it reflects green wavelengths of light
d)
it is an optical illusion caused by the transmission of light
12.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

light + carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide + sugar + water --> oxygen + light

c)

oxygen + light + water --> carbon dioxide + sugar

d)

carbon dioxide + oxygen + water --> Light+ Sugar

13.

A chemical reaction during which plants convert energy from the Sun to chemical energy; the reaction converts carbon dioxide and water to sugar and oxygen

a)

products

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Chemical Reaction

14.

a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction

a)

Reactants

b)

Products

c)

Chloroplast

d)

photosynthesis

15.

energy that is stored within a molecule

a)

Starch

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Food

d)

Chlorophyll

16.

A light-trapping pigment in the chloroplasts of plant cells

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Reactants

17.

a simple sugar made by plants during photosynthesis. Plants store long chains of glucose as Starch.

a)

Starch

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Glucose

d)

Carbon Dioxide

18.

long chains of glucose stored in plants

a)

Starch

b)

reactants

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

oxygen

19.

I rely on eating other organisms for the energy I need to function since I can not make my own food.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

20.

I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

21.

I am a consumer that eats only plants.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

22.

I am a consumer that eats only meat.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

23.

I am a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

24.

Which is an example of a producer?

a)
b)
c)
25.
Pine Tree. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
26.
The purpose of cellular respiration is to 
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make  oxygen
27.

In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?

a)

Cellular respiration stores ATP, while photosynthesis releases ATP.

b)

Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.

c)

Photosynthesis releases glucose, while cellular respiration stores glucose.

d)

Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.

28.

What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

29.

What's the chemical formula for glucose?

a)

6C6H12O6

b)

C12H6O12

c)

C6H12O6

d)

CHO

30.

Which organisms perform cellular respiration?

a)

only autotrophs

b)

both autotrophs and heterotrophs

c)

only heterotrophs

31.

Planting more trees increases _______ in the atmosphere.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

32.

Plants take in ________ during ___________.

a)

carbon dioxide; photosynthesis

b)

oxygen; respiration

c)

carbon dioxide; respiration

d)

oxygen; phptpsynthesis

33.

Animals inhale _______ during __________.

a)

carbon dioxide; photosynthesis

b)

oxygen; respiration

c)

carbon dioxide; respiration

d)

oxygen; photosynthesis