SB1 photosynthesis basics

A producer is

• always a herbivore because it feeds on plants

• a plant because it produces its own food

• an animal because it eats products

Which two substances do plants use to make their "food"?

• water and oxygen

• carbon dioxide and glucose

• glucose and oxygen

• water and carbon dioxide

The chemical in leaves that traps light energy for photosynthesis is

• chlorophyll

• chloroplast

• carbon dioxide

• glucose

The two types of living things that carry out photosynthesis are

• plants and algae

• fungi and algae

• plants and fungi

• bacteria and fish

The reactants in photosynthesis are

• water and glucose

• carbon dioxide and water

• glucose and water

• carbon dioxide and oxygen

The products in photosynthesis are

• carbon dioxide and water

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

• glucose and water

• glucose and oxygen

Photosynthesis mainly happens in

• leaves

• flowers

• roots

• seeds

Match the following leaf cell types with their job

• photosynthesis

• spongy cells

• carries water and minerals

• guard cells

• carries dissolved food

• palisade cells

• lots of air spaces so gases can diffuse

• phloem

• open and close to let gases in

• xylem