Photosynthesis Concept Check

The reactants of photosynthesis are

• glucose and water.

• glucose and oxygen.

• carbon dioxide and water.

• carbon dioxide and oxygen.

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Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from

• water.

• soil.

• sunlight.

• oxygen.

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

• carbon dioxide and water

• glucose and water

• glucose and oxygen

• carbon dioxide and oxygen

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What pigment absorbs sunlight during photosynthesis?

• chloroplast

• thylakoid

• grana

• chlorophyll

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What is the correct equation for photosynthesis?

• 6CO₂ + 6H₂O --> 6O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆

• 6CO₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6H₂O --> O₂

• 6O₂ + 6H₂O --> 6CO₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆

• C₆H₁₂O₆+ 6O₂ ---> 6H₂O + 6CO₂

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Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

• water vapor

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

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What is the primary function of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis?

• To produce glucose

• To split water and generate usable energy in the form of ATP

• To use ATP

• To fix gaseous CO₂ into glucose

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Within the chloroplast, where do the light dependent reactions occur?

• thylakoid membrane

• stroma

• mesophyll

• mitochondria

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Plants need carbon dioxide from their environment to produce glucose during which stage of photosynthesis?

• The light-dependent stage on the thylakoids

• The light-independent stage in the stroma

• The light-dependent stage in the stroma

• The light-independent stage on the thylakoids

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From which molecule does a plant get most of its mass?

• carbon dioxide

• water

• sunlight

• soil/nutrients

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