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Academic Session: 2023-24

Grade: 8 Biology Worksheet no.: 1

1. Answer the question:

a. What is the equation for photosynthesis?
b. What does photosynthesis do for plants?
c. Can animals use photosynthesis?
d. What plant pigments are involved in photosynthesis?
2. A farmer carried out an experiment to find out how adding different amounts of nitrate
containing fertiliser affected the amount of grain that she harvested from her wheat crop.
The graph shows the results.

a What yield of grain did the farmer get if she did not add any fertiliser? [1]
b The farmer decided that there was no need to add more than about 60 kg of fertiliser per
hectare. Explain how the results of the experiment support her decision. (Remember that
fertiliser is expensive.) [2]
c Explain why the yield of grain increases when nitrate-containing fertiliser is added. [2]
d Suggest why the results of this experiment might be different if it was repeated in a
different place. [2]
e Name one mineral, other than nitrate, that plants need for healthy growth. Explain why
they need this mineral.
2. Arun did an experiment using two plants in pots. The diagram shows the two plants that he
used. Arun measured the mass of each plant at the same time every day for seven days. The
table shows his results.
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3. Match the definition in column 1 to column 2.

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WORKSHEET 2
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