Photosynthesis

Green plants are able to make their own food from simple raw materials around
them. This process is called …………………………………… .

Word bank

Water

Sugar

Carbon dioxide

Photosynthesis

Oxygen

Sunlight

Energy is need for …………………………………… . This energy comes

from …………………………………… . …………………………………… is a substance that
absorbs sunlight.
The light energy is able to …………………………………… carbon dioxide
and …………………………………… into …………………………………… . The sugars are the
plants …………………………………… . Oxygen is made as a ……………………………………
product.
This is the word equation for the reaction:
Carbon dioxide + …………………………… ----------→ Sugar + ……………………………
Photosynthesis Questions
1. What is made during Photosynthesis?

2. What do plants do with Glucose?

3. Write out the word and symbol equation for Photosynthesis.

4. What are the four things needed for Photosynthesis to happen?

5. How does a plant get the four things it needs for Photosynthesis?

6. What is the by-product made in Photosynthesis? (Hint: It is needed by

animals.)

7. What are the ideal conditions needed for photosynthesis?

8. How does burning paraffin (which releases CO2) in a greenhouse help

plants photosynthesise?

Apply your knowledge:

Explain the pattern you see on this Explain the pattern you see on this
graph: graph:
How are leaves adapted to carry out photosynthesis?

Structure How it helps photosynthesis

Larger surface area

Leaves can trap a lot of light.

Leaves contain chlorophyll

Stomata

Use your table to write a paragraph to explain how leaves are adapted to carry
out photosynthesis.
 Photosynthesis exam questions
1 (a) Plants make their own food by photosynthesis.
Use the following words to fill in the gaps. You can use each word once or not at all.
carbon chlorophyll cytoplasm light nitrogen

oxygen sound starch water

During photosynthesis .............................................. dioxide and .............................
are converted into glucose and ........................................ . The energy needed to do
this is ......................................... energy which is trapped by a green pigment called
......................................... .
The plant can change the glucose into ..................................... which is insoluble so
it can be stored. (6)

(b) Which part of a plant is adapted for photosynthesis?

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2 (a) Photosynthesis is a process that takes place in green plants.

(i) What type of energy is needed for this process?

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(1)

(ii) What substance in the plant absorbs this energy?

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(1)

(iii) In which part of the plant cell does photosynthesis take place?

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(1)