Photosynthesis Mini-Quiz

Think back to the story about the four friends at the park who were inquiring about the characteristics of plants versus humans. Who's answer was correct?

• Katie: I think that plants need to eat but don't need to breathe

• Danielle: I think that plants need to breathe but don't need to eat

• Liam: I think that plants don't need to eat or breathe

• Hugo: I think that plants need to eat and need to breathe

Answer explanation

Liam... plants do not breathe or eat food like humans do. They absorb carbon dioxide and produce a sugar molecule known as Glucose.

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What is a claim? (1 sentence)

What is evidence and what does it do for the claim? (1 sentence)

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Draw a picture of the type of flower we observed in the video.

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What part of a plant absorbs the sun's light?

(Hint: I am NOT asking about the chloroplast)

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Which structure is NOT a part of a leaf cell?

(Hint: Think about the leaf cross-section diagram)

• Stoma

• Cuticle

• Spongy mesophyll cells

• Phospholipid bilayer

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What is the name of the process from which plants obtain energy from light?

(Hint: Photo...)

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Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that converts ______, ______, and _______ into _________ and __________.

• light energy, carbon monoxide, and water INTO glucose and oxygen

• light energy, carbon dioxide, and water INTO glucose and oxygen

• sunflowers, oxygen, and glucose INTO light energy and carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide, solar, and water INTO fructose and oxygen

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What is the name of the organelle in which the chemical reaction of photosynthesis occurs?

• Chlorophyll

• Chlorine

• Clorox

• Chloroplast

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Which type of organisms use photosynthesis?

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