9

Science
Quarter 1- Module–13
Ecosystem:
Introduction to Photosynthesis
Science– Grade 9
Quarter 1 – Module 13: – Ecosystem: Introduction to Photosynthesis

Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any
work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government
agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such
work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition
the payment of royalties.

Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names,
trademarks, etc.) included in this book are owned by their respective copyright holders.
Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials
from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent
nor claim ownership over them.

Regional Director: Gilbert T. Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director: Jessie L. Amin

Development Team of the Module

Writer: Maria Rouselle N. Magdamit

Editor: Benjie L. Cadag

Reviewer: Emily Esmabe

Illustrator:

Layout Artist:
Differentiate basic features and
importance
of photosynthesis and
respiration.
 Getting to know PHOTOSYNTHESIS is understanding
how life exists on earth! Do you want to know more about
it? I am sure you can hug a tree, smile or even talk to plants
once you realize the process and perform the activities
prepared for you in this module.
At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. identify the reactants and

products of photosynthesis;
2. write the overall photosynthetic
equation in symbols and words; and
3. value the role of photosynthetic
reaction in plants to other life processes.

Ecosystem: Introduction to Photosynthesis

All cells need energy to live. All organisms are either heterotrophs or
autotrophs. Hetero means others troph means food. Heterotrophs must
consume food for energy. Auto means self troph means food. Autotrophs can
make their own food.
The process of food making is called PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

A. ENGAGE

Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters to reveal the word

described in each item. Write the correct answer on a
separate sheet.

1. What is needed by plants to survive? ETAWR

 2. What energy is used by plants in photosynthesis? TIHGL ENGREY
3. What is the green substance in plants that allows the use of energy from the
sun? ROPCLOHHYLL
4. What raw material is taken from air or water? RONABC DXIIODE
5. What is the other term for raw materials? SEATCARTN
6. What is the end product of photosynthesis? SELUGCO
7. What comes out of a chemical process? RUDSCOPT
8. What organism is capable of photosynthesis? OTPHOAOTOTURPH
9. What is used by organisms as source of energy? OFDO
10. What controls the entry and exit of gas and water the plant needs? SAMATOT

Hi! How did you find the test?

Please check your answers at the answer key
section and see how well you scored. Don’t
worry if you got a low score, this just means that
there are more things that you can learn from
this module. So, move on!

QUICK CHECK: LET ME IN! LET ME OUT!

DIRECTIONS: The following are essentials to
photosynthesis. Put a check at the opposite column if it
gets IN or OUT the leaves.

PLANT ESSENTIALS IN OUT

1. water
2. glucose
3. light energy
4. carbon dioxide
5. oxygen

So quick!
Please check your answers at the answer key
section and see how you scored. Keep going!
More fun activities ahead!
 DEPICTION
Directions: Below are the reactants and products of photosynthesis. Choose the
chemical symbol that matches the word.

O2 H2O C6H12O6 CO2

WORD SYMBOL
water
carbon dioxide
oxygen
glucose
Before you proceed, let me check!
What are REACTANTS? What are PRODUCTS?
What goes into a chemical process? What raw materials are needed during
photosynthesis to make something new?
What comes out after a chemical process?

THE GREEN MACHINE

Directions: Cut out a large leaf on any paper. Arrange the symbols below as the
entire equation for photosynthesis.

+=
- H2O CO2 O2 C6H12O6
C. EXPLAIN
Great! Now, take time to process the information
you acquired by accomplishing the next task. It
seems that you are now ready to park your
ideas! Are you ready?

UNRESTRICTED
Direction: Answer the guide questions to write a sentence summary for
photosynthesis.
1. How do plants make food?
CLUE: 2 raw materials
a. taken in from the roots and surroundings
b. taken in from the air of water

2.What act as helpers in the process?

CLUE: 2 photosynthetic enzymes
a. obtained from the sun
b. the green pigment of the leaves

3. What are the two products of photosynthesis?

CLUE: a. tastes sweet
b. the gas we breath

Direction: The table contains words you encountered in the activity. Fill up the table by writing
the corresponding letter symbols and your idea about the given words.

Chemical symbol My idea about this word

Water

Carbon dioxide

oxygen

glucose

photosynthesis
Guide questions:
1. Are you familiar with those words? Why do you think you are familiar with
them?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
 2. How did you accomplish your task earlier?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

(The 2 questions can already be deleted.)

The words you have described in the activity are called REACTANTS and
PRODUCTS for PHOTOSYNTHESIS. The first lesson will teach you the concept of
photosynthesis both words and in equation.

D. ELABORATE

Plants, algae and cyanobacteria are the only organisms capable of performing
photosynthesis. They use light to make their own food, they are called
PHOTOAUTOTROPHS (self-feeders using light). Other organisms, such as
animals, fungi, and other bacteria are called HETEROTROPHS (other feeders).
They get their food produced by autotrophs for their energy needs. Another group of
bacteria called CHEMOAUTOTROPHS (chemo-feeders), use sugar not light energy
in extracting energy from inorganic compounds

Photosynthesis is a process autotrophs undergo to convert the light energy from

the sun into chemical energy. The chemical energy is a molecule of sugar called
GLUCOSE. Plants and other organisms use this for food.

The overall process of photosynthesis in a chemical equation in

WORDS:

Water + Carbon dioxide light energy glucose + oxygen

Chlorophyll

SYMBOLS:

H2O + CO2 light energy C6H12O6 + O2

Chlorophyll
 The REACTANTS go into a chemical process. They react during
photosynthesis to make something new. Water, carbon dioxide and the action of the
light energy and chlorophyll are considered as photosynthetic enzymes. The
PRODUCTS that come out of after the chemical process are glucose and oxygen.

Photosynthesis uses radiant energy, carbon dioxide, and water to produce

energy storing carbohydrates. Stomata controls the entry and exit of gas and water
that plants need. Oxygen is produced as a waste product of photosynthesis.

The energy from the sun drives the reaction of carbon dioxide and water
molecules to produce sugar and oxygen, as seen in the chemical equation for
photosynthesis. Though the equation looks simple, it is carried out through many
complex steps. Before learning the details of how photoautotrophs convert light
energy into chemical energy, it is important to become familiar with the structures
involved.

Do you understand how autotrophs

produce glucose and oxygen from water and
carbon dioxide how they are presented ? Let us
find out in the succeeding activities.

E. EVALUATE

DIRECTIONS: Write T if the statement is correct, if

FALSE, CHANGE THE UNDERLINED WORD to
make the sentence correct.
1. Photosynthesis is ONLY for plants.
2. WATER reacts with carbon dioxide to produce glucose and oxygen.
3. CHLOROPHYLL is a by- product of photosynthesis.
4. PHOTOSYNTHESIS contributes to the symbiotic relationship
between plants, humans and animals.
 5. The process of photosynthesis converts MECHANICAL ENERGY to
chemical energy, which can be used by organisms for different metabolic
processes.
PHOTOSYNTHETIC TURN OVER
IMPORTANCE OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS

ATMOSPHERE

SYMBIOSIS

HUMANS

TREES

INSECTS

CYCLIC FLOW OF MATERIAL

F. EXTEND

MY SUGARY FINDINGS
MISSING LINK

Directions: Fill up the spaces provided to summarize

the information you learned from the activities.

________________________is a way to store the energy from the sun as

high energy electrons in carbohydrate molecules.
Plants, algae and cyanobacteria, known as __________________are the
only organisms capable of photosynthesis.

___________________, unable to produce their own food, they rely on the

carbohydrates produced by photoautotrophs for their energy needs.

Photosynthesis is a _____________that requires________ and

________________________ as reactants, aided by ___________and
_______________ as photosynthetic enzymes . It produces _________ and
___________. Organisms break down these molecules to release energy for use in
cellular work.

Write a SENTENCE SUMMARY using the given words:

LEAVES, CHLOROPHYLL SUN, LIGHT WATER ROOTS, FOOD, SUGAR, ,
OXYGEN, WATER,
 HINT: Why do plants perform photosynthesis? What type of energy goes into
a plant during photosynthesis? What do plants need?
What do plants produced?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

To strengthen what you have

learned in this module, Watch these
video. Just keep watching reading
and understanding. Make your own
simple comic strip or any work of
art depending on your interest.
Have fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktjV--
h_KrU
http://www.billybproductions.com/index.php?pageID=
10&albumID=101&songID=21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40WOcf8Hrys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c0rheAKyMU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj1znc4OfTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktjV--

Congratulations, you have finished the

module!
Please check your answers by referring to
the answer key. If you scored lower than 20, please
go over the earlier parts of this module and take on
the activities once again. If you scored 20 or above,
please proceed with the succeeding module.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
KEY POINTS:
PHOTOSYNTHESIS is a way to store the energy from the sun as high
energy electrons in carbohydrate molecules.
Plants, algae and cyanobacteria, known as PHOTOAUTOTROPHS are the
only organisms capable of photosynthesis.

HETEROTROPHS, unable to produce their own food, they rely on the

carbohydrates produced y photoautotrophs for their energy needs.

Photosynthesis is a PROCESS that requires WATER and CARBON

DIOXIDE as REACTANTS with the aid of SUNLIGHT and CHLOROPHYLL
as PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENZYMES. It produces SUGAR as end the PRODUCT and
OXYGEN as BY PRODUCT. Organisms break down these molecules to release
energy for use in cellular work.

KEY TERMS

 photosynthesis: the process by which plants and other photoautotrophs

generate carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water, and light
energy in chloroplasts
 photoautotroph: an organism that can synthesize its own food by using light
as a source of energy
 chemoautotroph: a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its
energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis

ANSWER KEY
TRY THIS 1. WATER 2. LIGHT ENERGY 3. CHLOROPHYLL 4. CARBON
DIOXIDE 5. REACTANTS 6. GLUCOSE 7. PRODUCTS 8.
PHOTOAUTOTROPH
9. FOOD 10. STOMATA

QUICK CHECK: LET ME IN AND LET ME OUT!

PLANT ESSENTIALS IN OUT

1. water /
2. glucose /
 3. light energy /
4. carbon dioxide /
5. oxygen /

DEPICTION
WORD SYMBOL
water H 2O
carbon dioxide CO2
oxygen O2
glucose C6H12O6

What go into a chemical process? What react during photosynthesis to

make something new? REACTANTS
What come out of a chemical process? PRODUCTS

THE GREEN MACHINE

UNRESTRICTED
Directions: Answer the guide questions to write a sentence summary for
photosynthesis.
2 raw materials
a. taken in from the roots and surroundings WATER
b. taken in from the air of water CARBON DIOXIDE

2 photosynthetic enzymes
a. obtained from the sun SUNLIGHT
b. the green pigment of the leaves CHLOROPHYLL
2 products
a. tastes sweet GLUCOSE
 b. the gas we breathe OXYGEN
Chemical symbol My idea about this word

H 2O raw material/reactant, taken from the

Water
roots and surroundings
CO2 raw material/reactant, taken by the
Carbon dioxide
stomata from the surroundings
O2 by product/waste product of
oxygen
photosynthesis
glucose C6H12O6 End product/ energy used by
organisms
photosynthesis _ process of food making of autotrophs

1. Photosynthesis is NOT ONLY for plants.

2. WATER reacts with carbon dioxide to produce glucose and oxygen.
T
3. OXYGEN is a by- product of photosynthesis.
4. PHOTOSYNTHESIS contributes to the symbiotic relationship
between plants, humans and animals. T
5. The process of photosynthesis converts LIGHT ENERGY to chemical
energy, which can be used by organisms for different metabolic processes.
PHOTOSYNTHETIC TURN OVER
IMPORTANCE OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS

ATMOSPHERE It is the number one source of oxygen

in the atmosphere.

SYMBIOSIS It contributes to the symbiotic

relationship between plants, humans
and animals.

HUMANS It contributes to perform metabolic

process.

TREES It serves as the primary energy

process for most trees and plants.

INSECTS It contributes to the development of

adaptive and protective structure

CYCLIC FLOW OF MATERIAL It contributes to the carbon cycle

between the earth, the oceans, plants
and animals.
 MY SUGARY FINDINGS
MISSING LINK
PHOTOSYNTHESIS is a way to store the energy from the sun as high
energy electrons in carbohydrate molecules.
Plants, algae and cyanobacteria, known as PHOTOAUTOTROPHS are
the only organisms capable of photosynthesis.

HETEROTROPHS, unable to produce their own food, they rely on the

carbohydrates produced by photoautotrophs for their energy needs.

Photosynthesis is a PROCESS that requires WATER and CARBON

DIOXIDE as reactants, aided by SUNLIGHT and CHLOROPHYLL as
PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENZYMES . It produces GLUCOSE and OXYGEN. Organisms
break down these molecules to release energy for use in cellular work.

SENTENCE SUMMARY
LEAVES, CHLOROPHYLL SUN, LIGHT WATER ROOTS, FOOD, SUGAR, ,
OXYGEN, WATER,

HINT: Why do plants perform photosynthesis? What type of energy goes into
a plant during photosynthesis? What do plants need? What do plants need?
What do plants produced?
Plants perform photosynthesis for other organisms to obtain energy from
food. Leaves have chlorophyll to capture sunlight. Plants need water and
carbon dioxide to produce sugar and oxygen.

Congratulations on finishing the

supplementary learning module! You have just
had an amazing learning journey and for sure,
you will have the same in the succeeding
modules.
This time, share to you classmates your
final insights by completing the following
sentence prompts.
 REFERENCES
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://www.britannica.com/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com

https://m.busyteacher.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktjV--h_KrU