Name: _________________________________ Class: Y9 Date: 17/05/2021

Plants and Photosynthesis – test

Part 1

1. What are the products of photosynthesis?

A. Carbon dioxide and water

B. Glucose and oxygen

C. Lactic acid

2. What colour is chlorophyll?

A. Black

B. Blue

C. Green

3. Where does photosynthesis take place?

A. In the chloroplasts

B. In the cell wall

C. In the nucleus

4. What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

A. Carbon dioxide and water

B. Carbon dioxide and oxygen

C. Glucose and oxygen

5. When do plants respire?

A. During the day only

B. During the day and night

C. During the night only

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Name: _________________________________ Class: Y9 Date: 17/05/2021

6. When do plants photosynthesise?

A. During the day and night

B. During the night only

C. During the day only

7. What do stomata do?

A. Stop carbon dioxide diffusing into leaves

B. Allow oxygen to diffuse into leaves

C. Allow carbon dioxide to diffuse into leaves

Part 2

1. Photosynthesis is ___________________________________________________________________
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2. What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?

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3. Give two examples of autotroph and two examples of heterotroph

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Name: _________________________________ Class: Y9 Date: 17/05/2021

4. List the four steps needed for photosynthesis

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5. All the energy in all the plants and animals can be traced back to ______________

6. What ingredients do plants use during photosynthesis?

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7. Your muscles use ____________________ to release __________________ from ___________

8. Draw a diagram that shows how photosynthesis works