Sun Shenanigans Quiz

What product of photosynthesis benefits us?

• Oxygen (O₂)

• Water (H₂O)

• Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)

• Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

Answer explanation

Oxygen that we breathe is a byproduct of photosynthesis.

What sugar do plants make for energy?

• Galactose

• Fructose

• Glucose

• Glucagon

Answer explanation

Glucose is used as the main source of energy for plants (and us humans, too!).

What two chemical compounds are required to start photosynthesis?

• Water (H₂O)

  &

  Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)

• Oxygen (O₂)

  &

  Sunlight

• Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

  &

  Water (H₂O)

• Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

  &

  Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)

Answer explanation

With the help of sunlight, plants need Carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O) to begin photosynthesis.

An organism that creates its own food is called a(n)

Answer explanation

Autotrophs create their own food as opposed to heterotrophs that have to find and consume food.

What is the name of the organelle that is unique to plants?

• Chlorophyll

• Chloroplast

• Chloroform

• Chlorine

Answer explanation

Plant cells contain organelles called chloroplasts.

In what part of most plants does photosynthesis occur?

• Roots

• Stem

• Leaves

• Flowers

Answer explanation

Leaves contain the cells with the most chloroplasts - the oganelle in which photosynthesis occurs.

What disc-like structures are found within the chloroplast?

Answer explanation

Thylakoids are the structures within the chloroplasts that carry out a portion of photosynthesis.

How does chlorophyll cause plants to appear green?

• Absorbs only red and blue light.

• Absorbs only green light.

• Reflects only green light.

• Reflects only red and blue light.

Answer explanation

The pigment, chlorophyll, absorbs red and blue light while reflecting green light. This green light reaches our eyes so we see the plants as green.

What is a reaction called if it requires sunlight?

Answer explanation

If it requires sunlight, it is "dependent" on it to be able to happen.

What would happen if there were no more plants on Earth?

Answer explanation

We would all perish as plants provide both oxygen and energy for all of the other organisms on the planet.