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Plant nutrition

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a definition for photosynthesis?

a)

Releasing energy from nutrients

b)

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

c)

The process by which plants make carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light

d)

The movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration

2.

Which is the word equation for photosynthesis?

a)

glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water

b)

methane + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water

c)

glucose + carbon dioxide -> oxygen + water

d)

carbon dioxide + water -> oxygen + glucose

3.

Which molecule transfers light energy into chemical energy for the synthesis of carbohydrates

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

4.

In plants the glucose produced in photosynthesis gets stored as which molecule?

a)

Starch

b)

Glycogen

c)

Lipids

d)

Protein

5.

What is the role of the xylem?

a)

transports water and help supports the plant

b)

transports sugars

c)

where photosynthesis happens

d)

where respiration happens

6.

What is the role of the phloem?

a)

transports water and help supports the plant

b)

transports sugars

c)

where photosynthesis happens

d)

where respiration happens

7.

What are the cells in layer C called?

a)

Vascular bundle

b)

Cuticle

c)

Palisade mesophyll

d)

Spongy mesophyll

8.

What is the role of stomata?

a)

Openings in the leaf that allows gas in and out of the plant

b)

Transports water and supports the plant

c)

transports sugars

d)

Where photosynthesis happens

9.

What does the plant need nitrate for?

a)

For the production of chlorophyll

b)

For the production of amino acids

c)

For the production of glucose

d)

For the production of starch

10.

What does the plant need magnesium for?

a)

For the production of chlorophyll

b)

For the production of amino acids

c)

For the production of glucose

d)

For the production of starch

11.

If you left a plant in the dark for an extended period of time and then prepared and tested the leaf with Iodine the leaf would...

a)

Be stained black/blue

b)

Be stained yellowish brown/ orange

12.

When preparing a leaf to be tested with starch it is soaked in ethanol to...

a)

Soften the leaf

b)

Dissolve chlorophyll

c)

Destroy the Waxy Cuticle

d)

Break down cell membranes