5.1 & 5.2 QUIZ

Maple trees and tulips are classified as autotrophs because they both are able to

• produce solar energy
• produce carbon dioxide and water as metabolic wastes
• synthesize organic macromolecules from abiotic factors in the environment
• consume other organisms to obtain macromolecules

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which graph below shows how the rate of photosynthesis is related to increasing light intensity (if all other raw materials are unlimited)?

• Graph A
• Graph B
• Graph C
• Graph D

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In photosynthesis, chlorophyll functions in changing

• glucose molecules to starch
• water and carbon dioxide to sugar
• light energy to chemical bond energy
• hydrogen bonds to water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which TWO organisms below are HETEROTROPHIC?

• A and B
• B and C
• C and E
• D and E

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The diagram below represents a cell in a green plant. Solar energy is used to produce energy-rich compounds in structure

• A
• B
• C
• D

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During the process of photosynthesis, energy from the Sun is converted into

• chemical energy in the bonds of oxygen
• chemical energy in the bonds of glucose
• enzymes used to produce oxygen
• enzymes used to produce glucose

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Over time, a tree that once had a total mass of 300 g increased in mass to 3000 kg. This increase in mass comes mostly from

• soil that all plants need to grow
• oxygen that enters through the leaf openings
• carbon dioxide that enters through the leaf openings
• chloroplasts that enter the roots and move to the leaves

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Leaves of green plants contain openings known as stomates, which are opened and closed by specialized cells allowing for gas exchange between the leaf and the outside environment. Which choice best represents the flow of gases involved into and out of the leaf through these openings on a sunny day?

• carbon dioxide moves in; oxygen moves out
• nitrogen and oxygen move in; water moves out
• oxygen moves in; nitrogen moves out
• water moves in; carbon dioxide moves out

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Since oxygen gas is being released, it can be inferred that the plant is doing which of the following?

• producing glucose/sugar
• releasing energy from water
• making protein
• carrying out active transport

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Identify the structure labeled X and state one problem for the organism that would result from a malfunction of the structure you identified.

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