Photosynthesis

Which of the following gases do plants use in photosynthesis?

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide

Which of the following best describes how plants use the energy they receive from the sunlight?

• They change water into heat

• They produce their own food

• They make minerals for their roots

• They break down nutrients into rocks

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Which of the following materials are direct products of photosynthesis?

• fats and starches

• oxygen & sugar

• proteins and amino acids

• carbon dioxide and water

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Which of the following occurs during photosynthesis?

• CO2 is used to produce water.

• CO2 is absorbed by mitochondria.

• CO2 and H2O are converted into carbohydrates.

• CO2 and H2O are combined into an acid

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Air samples taken in Canada since 1986 show that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is higher on average in winter than in summer

Which of the following statements best explains the difference in carbon dioxide concentrations?

• The rate of decomposition is slower in winter than in summer.

• The greenhouse effect is more pronounced in winter than in summer

• The number of animals that are active is less in winter than in summer.

• The amount of photosynthesis by plants is lower in winter than in summer.

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Mallory has 4 aquatic plants of the same size and species. She submerges each plant in a separate beaker filled with 200 mL of water. She then sets each beaker under a different intensity of light. Mallory observes that, of the four plants, the plant in the beaker under the most intense light gives off the most gas bubbles in a 20 min. period...

What type of gas are the plants releasing?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• starch

• ammonia

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(same experiment different question) Mallory has 4 aquatic plants of the same size and species. She submerges each plant in a separate beaker filled with 200 mL of water. She then sets each beaker under a different intensity of light. Mallory observes that, of the four plants, the plant in the beaker under the most intense light gives off the most gas bubbles in a 20 min. period...

Which of the following statements best explains Mallory's observations?

• Cells decompose most quickly under the most intense light.

• Water evaporates from plants fastest under the most intense light.

• Photosynthesis occurs at the highest rate under the most intense light.

• Gases in the leaves of plants expand most under the most intense light.

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In periods of hot, dry weather, the pores on the leaf surfaces of most plants close in order to reduce water loss during the day. When these pores are closed, plants cannot take in carbon dioxide.

As a direct result, the rate of which of the following processes decreases?

• Cellular respiration

• Mitosis

• Nitrogen fixation

• Photosynthesis

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