Photosynthesis Lesson

check all the needs for plants to make their own food.

• water

• sugar

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• sunlight

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Write a paragraph to describe how plants can make their own food. You may use the diagram above to help yourself.

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Suppose one of the plants is only getting 2 hours of sunlight every 24 hours. Which plant is that?

• The first plant because it is not getting enough light to make enough food.

• The first plant because it is not getting enough air to make its own food.

• The second plant because it is not getting enough light to make enough food.

• The second plant because it is not getting enough air to make its own food.

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Plants need ___________, which they take through stomata.

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Plants also need _______________, which they absorb through their roots.

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If plants do not get enough water, their _______________ will wilt.

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Suppose the two plants in the photograph are getting the same amount of sunlight, carbon dioxide, and nutrients. What could have cause the first plant to look the way it does?

• It is getting too much sun.

• It is not getting enough air.

• It is getting too much water.

• It is not getting enough water.

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If plants do not get any air, they will _____________.

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Which cell does photosynthesis take place in?

• Animal Cell

• Plant Cell

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Write the word equation for photosynthesis:

6CO₂ + 6H₂O = C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

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