Photosynthesis
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Waxaad aqoonsan kartaa waxyaabaha ka falgala iyo waxyaabaha ka soo baxa photosynthesis, waxaadna qori kartaa soo koob erayo ah oo ku saabsan habkan.
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In this lesson: You can identify the reactants and products of photosynthesis and write a word summary of the process. Producers make their own food using a process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis can only happen when there is light.
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1. Which **two** things do plants take in from their surroundings through their **roots**?
- food
- gases from air
- light
- Correct answer:minerals
- Correct answer:water
2. Who is correct?
- **Laura:** “Plants don’t need food – they are food!”
- Correct answer:**Aisha:** “Plants are producers. They make their own food.”
- **Sam:** “Plants are consumers because they consume food.”
- **Sofia:** “Plants take in nutrients, which is all the food they need.”
3. If you looked at the leaf under a microscope, what would you see?
- Correct answer:The leaf is made of many cells.
- The leaf is made of one big cell.
- The leaf is not made of cells.
4. Chemical reactions have reactants and products. What is a **reactant** in a chemical reaction?
- A substance that does **not** take part in the chemical reaction.
- A substance that is made by the chemical reaction.
- Correct answer:A substance that is used by the chemical reaction.
- A substance that speeds up the chemical reaction but is **not** changed by it.
1. Four children suggest why photosynthesis does not take place in plant roots. Who is correct?
- **Alex:** “Roots are just an anchor to hold the plant in place.”
- **Izzy:** “Root cells don’t need food to stay alive.”
- **Jun:** “The roots take in all the food they need from the soil.”
- Correct answer:**Lucas:** “There’s no light underground for photosynthesis.”
2. Light transfers _____ to plant leaves for photosynthesis.
- carbon dioxide
- cells
- Correct answer:energy
- oxygen
3. Which of the following things are **reactants** of photosynthesis?
- Correct answer:carbon dioxide
- nitrogen
- oxygen
- Correct answer:water
4. What would happen if a disaster plunged the Earth into darkness for a very long time?
- Plants would continue to take in food from their surroundings.
- Correct answer:Plants would die due to lack of food.
- Plants would stay alive by making their own food.
- Plants would survive forever by taking in water.
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