Photosynthesis
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What is Photosynthesis?
- Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that produces glucose (a type of sugar).
- Glucose is used for respiration, where cells release energy.
- Plants use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
- Word equation: carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen.
Where Does Photosynthesis Happen?
- Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts, which contain the green pigment chlorophyll.
- Chloroplasts are an organelle found mainly in leaf palisade cells.
- Palisade cells are near the top of a leaf to get the most light.
- Leaves are adapted with a large surface area for photosynthesis.
How Does Carbon Dioxide Enter the Leaf?
- Carbon dioxide enters the underside of a leaf through stomata.
- The spongy mesophyll layer has loosely arranged cells with air spaces.
- Air spaces allow carbon dioxide to diffuse through the leaf to palisade cells.
Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis
- The rate is affected by light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration, temperature, and water availability.
- An experiment can measure the rate using pondweed in water.
- Cover pondweed with an inverted funnel and place a water-filled test tube over it to capture oxygen.
- Count oxygen bubbles released in one minute to estimate the rate.
- Adjust variables like light intensity or temperature to observe effects.
Internal structure of a leaf showing palisade and spongy mesophyll, stomata, and air spaces.
Chloroplast structure: envelope, stroma, grana, thylakoids, lamellae, and starch grain.
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1.Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that produces which type of sugar?
Easy- AGlucose
- BSucrose
- CFructose
- DStarch
2.Which of the following statements about photosynthesis is true?
Easy- APhotosynthesis occurs in mitochondria.
- BPhotosynthesis produces carbon dioxide and water.
- CPhotosynthesis is a chemical reaction that produces glucose.
- DPlants do not carry out respiration.
3.Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?
Easy- ANucleus
- BChloroplast
- CMitochondrion
- DVacuole
4.What are the products of photosynthesis?
Easy- AGlucose and oxygen
- BCarbon dioxide and water
- CGlucose and carbon dioxide
- DOxygen and water
5.Which leaf cells contain the most chloroplasts and are located near the top of the leaf?
Easy- ASpongy mesophyll cells
- BPalisade cells
- CGuard cells
- DEpidermal cells
6.What is the function of the air spaces in the spongy mesophyll layer?
Medium- AThey allow carbon dioxide to diffuse through the leaf to the palisade cells.
- BThey store water for the leaf.
- CThey provide structural support to the leaf.
- DThey absorb light for photosynthesis.
7.In an experiment using pondweed to measure the rate of photosynthesis, what is collected to estimate the rate?
Easy- ACarbon dioxide bubbles
- BOxygen bubbles
- CGlucose produced
- DChlorophyll released
8.Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of photosynthesis according to the source?
Medium- ALight intensity
- BCarbon dioxide concentration
- CSoil pH
- DTemperature
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