Photosynthesis Pre-Assessment

Producers are:

• animals

• rocks

• plants

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The openings that are found in the leaves of plants are called:

• Stomata

• Chlorophyll

• Xylem

• Chloroplast

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Plants are considered as food makers. In which of the following cell organelles does photosynthesis occur?

• ribosome

• chlorophyll

• chloroplast

• mitochondrion

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Plants are very unique among other organisms due to their capability to trap sunlight and make their own food. Which of the following enables plants to trap energy from the sun?

• epidermis

• chloroplast

• cuticle

• chlorophyll

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The light dependent reaction of photosynthesis must come first before the light-independent reaction because its products are important to the fixation of carbon dioxide. Which of the following is/are the product/s of the light dependent reaction?

• ADP only

• NADPH only

• ATP only

• NADPH and ATP

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Plants make food by absorbing water and carbon dioxide. Which of the following substances is the origin of oxygen released as gas by green plants during photosynthesis?

• water

• sugar

• carbon dioxide

• ribulose-1, 5-biphosphate

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Oxygen and carbon dioxide are gases that cycle out in the ecosystem. Which of the following gases is important to photosynthesis?

• ozone gas

• water vapor

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

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Green plants capture and store light energy from the Sun through the process of –

• Cell Division

• Respiration

• Homeostasis

• Photosynthesis

• Geotropism

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Plants use photosynthesis to meet their survival needs by enabling them to –

• convert radiant energy into chemical energy.

• change carbohydrates into proteins.

• release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

• capture oxygen from water molecules.

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Photosynthesis produces the chemical energy that a plant’s cells need. What form does this chemical energy take?

• Water

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Carbon Dioxide

• Sunlight

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