BrainPOP - Photosynthesis Questions
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- Q1
In what way does plant nutrition differ from human nutrition? Choose the best answer.
Plant nutrition consists mainly of protein; human nutrition consists mainly of carbohydrates.
Plants cannot make their own food; humans can.
Plants make their own nutrients; humans must consume theirs.
30s - Q2
Which of the following do plants gain from sunlight?
Energy
Water
Sugar
Carbon Dioxide
30s - Q3
What might happen if plants could not produce glucose?
They would not be green
They would not grow and function
They could not absorb energy from the sun
30s - Q4
What is the main function of xylem within a plant?
It keeps the leaves green
It enables the plant to absorb sunlight
It transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves
30s - Q5
Which of the following depicts xylem?
C
A
B
D
30s - Q6
Which part of the human body is most similar to stomata in plants?
The brain
The heart
Fingers and toes
The lungs and airways
30s - Q7
If you were looking for a plant's chloroplasts, where would you find them?
In its palisade and spongy cells
In it's xylem
In it's roots
30s - Q8
Chlorophyll is a type of pigment, and so is the melanin in your skin. What is a pigment?
Something that helps plants grow
Something that helps plants absorb water
A substance that contains color
30s - Q9
Chlorophyll traps energy from sunlight and stores it as what kind of energy?
Kinetic energy
Chemical energy
Heat energy
30s - Q10
In photosynthesis, water molecules are split into_______ and ______ atoms.
Hydrogen and oxygen
Carbon and nitrogen
Sulfur and lithium
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