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plant products year 8

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two products does a plant make during photosynthesis?

a)

water & glucose

b)

glucose & oxygen

c)

glucose & water

d)

oxygen & water

2.

What are the small holes on the underside of a plant leaf called?

a)

pores

b)

stomata

c)

holes

d)

vents

3.

What colour is chlorophyll

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

orange

d)

green

4.

Name the liquid we use to show that a leaf contains starch.

a)

chlorine solution

b)

iodine solution

c)

ethanol

d)

copper sulphate

5.

How does a plant get water for photosynthesis

a)

Soaks into the leaves from rain fall

b)

Absorbed from the soil by roots and root hairs

c)

Diffuses into the leaves through the stomata

d)

Absorbed from the soil by roots

6.

How can minerals be returned to the soil naturally.

a)

Farmers add fertilisers to the soil.

b)

Decay of old leaves by bacteria

7.
The important gases, carbon dioxide and oxygen, enter and leave the leaf through the
a)
upper epidermis
b)
phloem
c)
stomata
d)
guard cells
8.
carries water and minerals from roots to other parts of the plant
a)
xylem 
b)
phloem
c)
stoma
d)
guard cell
9.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
Water loss by a plant.
b)
When a photographer takes a photo.
c)
To get your pictures from the photo lab.
d)
The process in which plants make their food.
10.
Plants need ________ as a reactant for photosynthesis.
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
11.
Carbon dioxide enters plant leaves through the __________.
a)
stomata
b)
chloroplasts
c)
xylem
d)
cuticle
12.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
13.
After photosynthesis, plants store their energy as _________ .
a)
chlorophyll
b)
pigment
c)
glucose (sugar)
d)
Oxygen
14.
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
15.

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

16.

Why do leaves need a large surface area?

a)

To absorb as much water as possible.

b)

To absorb as much sunlight as possible.

c)

To absorb as much food as possible.

d)

To absorb as much chlorophyll as possible.

17.

What part of a plant is adapted for photosynthesis?

a)

Flowers

b)

Roots

c)

Stem

d)

Leaves

18.

Select the two reactants of photosynthesis

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Glucose

e)

Chlorophyll

19.

What are the two products of photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Water

e)

Light

20.

What part of the plant absorbs water from the soil?

a)

Roots

b)

Leaves

c)

Stem

d)

Flowers

21.

How is water transported from the roots to the leaves?

a)

Up the xylem

b)

Up the phloem

c)

Through the stomata

22.

What is the energy source for photosynthesis?

a)

Light

b)

Heat

c)

Water

d)

Electricity

23.

Photosynthesis allows a plant to make its own (a)   .

24.

What are the stomata?

a)

A type of flower

b)

Tiny holes on the bottom of a leaf.

c)

A type of leaf.

d)

Another word for roots.

25.

How does carbon dioxide get into the leaf?

a)

Through the veins

b)

Through the roots

c)

Up the phloem

d)

Up the xylem

e)

Through the stomata

26.

What is the test that we can do to check whether photosynthesis has happened?

a)

The starch test

b)

The sugar test

c)

The protein test

d)

The lipids test

27.

What does a positive result in the starch test look like?

a)

The leaf turns black-blue

b)

The leaf turns white

c)

The leaf stays green

d)

The leaf turns yellow-brown

28.

What chemical do we drop onto a leaf to test for starch?

a)

Iodine

b)

Ethanol

c)

Hydrochloric Acid

d)

pH indicator