Photosynthesis

Carbon dioxide enters the plant through the ____________, and water enters the plant through the _______________.

• roots, leaves
• leaves, fruit
• leaves, roots
• stem, roots

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the name of the special pores in the leaf that allow air to enter the plant?

• Chlorophyll
• Chloroplasts
• Vacuoles
• Stomata

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

During photosynthesis, what gas does a plant produce?

• water
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• air

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where do plants get the energy they need to grow?

• water
• soil
• food
• air
• sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where do plants get most of the matter they need to grow?

• water
• soil
• air
• sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of these experiments is evidence that plants do not get most of their matter from soil?

• A willow tree grew for 5 years. The willow tree gained 164 pounds and the soil only lost 2 oz.
• When a light is shined on an underwater plant, bubbles form. No bubbles are made when the plant is in the dark.
• Over 77 days, a scientist added 76,000g of water to a plant and found that it gained about 1g of mass.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which of these experiments is evidence that plants do not get most of their matter from water?

• A willow tree grew for 5 years. The willow tree gained 164 pounds and the soil only lost 2 oz.
• When a light is shined on an underwater plant, bubbles form. No bubbles are made when the plant is in the dark.
• Over 77 days, a scientist added 76,000g of water to a plant and found that it gained about 1g of mass.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

During photosynthesis, what gas does a plant use (absorb)?

• water
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• air

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

When there is more light shining on a plant, how does the rate of photosynthesis change?

• The plant makes more bubbles, showing that the rate of photosynthesis increases.
• The plant makes more bubbles, showing that the rate of photosynthesis decreases.
• The plant makes fewer bubbles, showing that the rate of photosynthesis increases.
• The plant makes fewer bubbles, showing that the rate of photosynthesis decreases.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How do plants and animals affect the oxygen in the air?

• Animals remove oxygen from the air. Plants add oxygen to the air.
• Both plants and animals add oxygen to the air.
• Both plants and animals remove oxygen from the air.
• Animals add oxygen to the air. Plants remove oxygen from the air.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3