Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration

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6th - 8th Grade

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MS-LS1-6, MS-LS2-3, HS-LS1-7

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Felicia Powers

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Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration

By Felicia Powers

Photosynthesis 

A process of converting the sun's energy into food.

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Multiple Choice

If plants breathe in carbon dioxide, what do they breathe out?

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Carbon monoxide

Helium

Multiple Choice

What 3 things do plants need for the process of photosynthesis?

Sunlight, oxygen and sugar.

Water, soil and oxygen.

Sunlight, carbon dioxide and water.

Sunlight, soil and water.

Multiple Choice

What color is chlorophyll?

Green

Blue

Red

Purple

Multiple Choice

Sunlight is the main source of energy that drives photosynthesis process.

True

False

Multiple Choice

The plants gets its nutrients from sugar, called __________.

Galactose

Fructose

Sugar

Glucose

Multiple Choice

What are the two products of photosynthesis?

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

Oxygen and Sugar

Sunlight and Sugar

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

CO₂+ light + H₂O --> O₂+ Sugar

CO₂+ sugar + H₂O --> O₂+ light

_O2+ light + H₂O --> CO₂+ Sugar

CO₂+ O₂ + H₂O --> Light+ Sugar

Multiple Choice

Which plant organelle transforms light into glucose to use as food?

Mitochondria

Vacuoles

Chloroplasts

Nucleus

Multiple Choice

What process occurs when light energy is captured by chlorophyll in autotrophs and converted into sugar?

Photosynthesis

Cellular Respiration

Cellular Respiration

A process converting glucose (sugar) into ATP energy.

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Multiple Choice

This is referred to as the energy currency of the cell

ADP

ATP

Mitochondria

Nucleus

Multiple Choice

This process releases chemical energy from sugars and other carbon-based molecules to make ATP when oxygen is present.

photosynthesis

light-independent reaction

cellular respiration

light-dependent reaction

Multiple Choice

Cellular respiration takes place in the

nucleus

cytoplasm

ribosomes

mitochondria

Multiple Choice

What are the products of aerobic respiration?

Glucose and oxygen

Carbon dioxide and water

Lactic acid

Carbon monoxide

Multiple Choice

What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?

6O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆ -> 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + Energy

6O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆ + Energy -> 6CO₂ + 6H₂O

6CO₂ + 6H₂O -> 6O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆ + Energy

6CO₂+ 6H₂O + Energy -> 6O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆

Multiple Choice

What are the two reactants of cellular respiration?

C₆H₁₂O₆ & 6CO₂

6 CO₂ & 6H₂O

C₆H₁₂O₆& 6O₂

6CO₂& 6O₂

Multiple Choice

Which type of cell uses cellular respiration?

Plant cells

Animal cells

Both Animals and Plants

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