Leaf Structure and Photosynthesis

What is the process that produces oxygen and glucose in plants?

• Respiration

• Fermentation

• Transpiration

• Photosynthesis

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Where are chloroplasts located in the leaf?

• In the stomata

• In the spongy mesophyll

• In the xylem

• In the palisade mesophyll

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What is the role of stomata in the leaf?

• Releasing oxygen

• Transporting water

• Allowing gas exchange

• Producing glucose

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What is the function of guard cells?

• Transporting water

• Releasing oxygen

• Opening and closing stomata

• Producing glucose

What are organisms called that can produce their own energy?

• Heterotrophs

• Autotrophs

• Consumers

• Decomposers

What is the role of glucose in plants?

• To provide energy

• To produce oxygen

• To transport water

• To release carbon dioxide

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The important gases, carbon dioxide and oxygen, enter and leave the leaf through the

• upper epidermis

• phloem

• stomata

• guard cells

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Using their __________, plants combine sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make glucose and oxygen

• Flowers

• Leaves

• Stem

• Roots

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Which structures open and close stomata to allow gas exchange but prevent water loss in leaves?

• Epidermis

• Vascular tissue

• Guard cells

• Spongy mesophyll

Plants make food through photosynthesis

• True

• False

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