QUIZ 3: HOW DO PLANTS WORK?

The oxygen which is released into the air by a plant originates from:

splitting of water molecules

A plant makes its own proteins but an animal synthesizes the proteins it consumes as food.

FALSE

Current populations experiencing famine are primarily the result of lack of land to grow more plants.

FALSE

The first chemist to begin quantifying the process of photosynthesis was:

Nicholas de Saussure

The building blocks of proteins are

amino acids

solar energy . CO2 intake . release of energy. storage of energy . release of O2 . release of water . ATP . forms carbohydrates .

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Jan Baptista's experiments showed:

loss of soil mass < gain of plant mass, gain of plant mass related to water

Green plants utilize solar energy through __________ and release energy through _________ .

photosynthesis, respiration

Priestly's experiments explained:

plants are associated with O2, animals require O2

The chemical energy stored in ATP during photosynthesis is used to:

produce a carbohydrate from CO2

What do glucose, starch and cellulose have in common?

they are various forms of sugars, they are all carbohydrates, they are all related to photosynthesis

Why do animals and humans need proteins in their diet?

they break down protein into amino acids needed for their particular protein synthesis