Photosynthesis and Plant respiration – Question Bank
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
- Input for photosynthesis is:
Answer: carbondioxide and sunlight
- Photosynthesis takes place in:
Answer:chloroplast
- Water is transported from root to leaves through:
Answer: xylem
- Stomata opens for gaseous exchange in:
Answer: day time only
- The organelle that contains chlorophyll is:
Answer: chloroplast
- The green pigment of plants that traps the energy of sunlight for photosynthesis:
Answer: chlorophyll
- The process by which carbon dioxide and water are converted into glucose and oxygen by plants:
Answer: photosynthesis
- A simple sugar found in plant tissues which is a prodct of photosynthesis:
Answer: glucose
- An element found in water and carbon dioxide, used to create glucose:
Answer: oxygen
- An element found in water, used to create glucose:
Answer: hydrogen
- An element found in carbon dioxide used to create glucose:
Answer: carbon
- A molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms and is a reactant in photosynthesis:
Answer: carbon dioxide
- A molecule made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms and is a reactant in photosynthesis:
Answer: water
- The energy source for photosynthesis is:
Answer: sunlight
- Organism which produce their food are called:
Answer: autotrophs
- The part of the plant that absorbs water and minerals from the soil:
Answer: roots
- Thylakoids are found in:
Answer: chloroplast
PLANT RESPIRATION
- Holes in plant leaves that allow carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen to leave
Answer: Stomata
- Flaccid guard cells cause closing of stomata:
Answer: False
- Stomata opens and closes due to:
Answer: Guard cells
- Openings in old stems are called:
Answer: Lenticels
- Stroma is found in:
Answer: Chloroplast
- Energy currency of cell is:
Answer: ATP
- Power house of cell is:
Answer: mitochondria
- Respiration takes place in:
Answer: mitochondria
- Food chain shows energy flow from consumers to producers:
Answer: False
- Aerobic respiration evolved after ____ was added to atmosphere:
Answer: oxygen
- Most organisms use oxygen to make _____ from glucose:
Answer: ATP
- Respiration in absence of oxygen:
Answer: anaerobic
- Input for respiration is:
Answer: oxygen and glucose
- Respiration process without oxygen is called:
Answer: anaerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration yields lactic acid or ethyl alcohol:
Answer: true
- This organelle combines oxygen with glucose to form ATP or energy for the body
Answer: mitochondria
- In plants, anaerobic respiration results in formation of:
Answer: ethyl alcohol
- In animals, anaerobic respiration results in formation of:
Answer: lactic acid
- Aerobic respiration results in formation of:
Answer: carbon dioxide
- Photosynthesis occurs during:
Answer: day time only
- Respiration occurs during:
Answer: day and night
- Photosynthesis occurs in:
Answer: plants only
- Respiration occurs in:
Answer: plants and animals
- During photosynthesis food is :
Answer: synthesised
- During respiration food is :
Answer: broken down