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1. What are the three main ingredients plants need for photosynthesis?

• A. Soil, oxygen, and sugar
• B. Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
• C. Oxygen, minerals, and chlorophyll
• D. Water, soil, and sunlight

2. Where does photosynthesis specifically take place within a plant?

• A. In the roots
• B. Inside the stem
• C. Inside the chloroplasts
• D. In the soil

3. What is the role of chlorophyll in a plant?

• A. It absorbs sun energy and gives plants their green color
• B. It helps roots absorb water from the ground
• C. It turns soil nutrients into oxygen
• D. It acts as a storage tank for carbon dioxide

4. What are the two main products created by photosynthesis?

• A. Soil and water
• B. Carbon dioxide and chlorophyll
• C. Glucose and oxygen
• D. Sunlight and sugar

1. If you feed a plant soil, does that count as 'food'? Why or why not?

• A. Yes, because plants need soil to survive
• B. No, soil provides nutrients but the actual energy for growth comes from light and carbon dioxide
• C. Yes, plants eat soil through their leaves
• D. No, because the soil is dead matter that has no energy

2. Plants release oxygen during the day. Do they ever use oxygen?

• A. No, oxygen is only for animals
• B. Yes, plants need oxygen for respiration, especially at night
• C. Only when they are underwater
• D. Only when they have finished growing

3. How is the term 'photosynthesis' related to its meaning?

• A. It means 'water-growing'
• B. It means 'sun-breathing'
• C. It means 'putting things together using light'
• D. It means 'the cycle of plant life'

4. Why is it incorrect to say that plants 'create' energy?

• A. Because they actually create matter instead
• B. Because they convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose
• C. Because they get their energy directly from fertilizer
• D. Because energy is only created by the sun