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Describe the activity of auttotrophs. |
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They convert carbon dioxide and water into complex, energy-rich organic molecules. |
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What is released as a byproduct of photosynthesis? |
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Which best describes light-independent reactions? |
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They utilize the energy stored in ATP and NADPH. |
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Why do we perceive chlorophyll as being green? |
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Because it absorbs green light. |
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Which would you expect to increase the rate of photosynthesis? |
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increasing the carbon dioxide concentration |
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Which could be used to monitor the rate of photosynthesis in a plant? |
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The process of making food is called |
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Which of these is not needed to make food in a plant? |
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The tiny pores of openings in leaves that take in the carbon dioxide are called |
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The tubes that bring water from the roots to the leaves are called |
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The plants give off what that animals need during photosynthesis? |
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The animals breathe out what that plants need for photosynthesis? |
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The sunlight is used during photosynthesis to |
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which layer of the leaf has the most chlorophyll? |
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Plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to produce glucose, water, and |
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The plants give off what that animals need to survive? |
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Magnesium ion is absorbed from the soil. It is essential for the structure of |
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The defeciency of ____ causes poor growth of flowers and fruits. |
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What are the raw materials of photosynthesis? |
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Which organelle does photosynthesis occur in? |
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What is the equation of Alcoholic fermentation? |
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glucose=alcohol+carbon dioxide+energy |
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How do plants create food? |
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Where does photosynthesis take place and why is it possible? |
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It takes place in the leaves. |
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A green substance that absorbs sunlight and makes the energy from sunlight available for chemical reactions. |
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Where is the chlorophyll located in plants? |
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In the chloroplasts of plant cells |
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What plants do not use photosynthesis? |
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Plants that are out of reach of sunlight, for example seaweed. |
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How does chlorophyll work during photosynthesis? |
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It absorbs sunlight to make energy for chemical reactions. |
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What are the products of photosynthesis? |
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Why do plants need photosynthesis? |
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to make food to build new cells and tissues to grow |
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If there was no photosynthesis what would happen? |
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there would be no oxygen for humans and animals and there would an excess amount of carbon dioxide. |
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