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Standards: Plants, algae (including phytoplankton), and many microorganisms use the energy from light to make sugars (food) from carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and water through the process of photosynthesis, which also releases oxygen. These sugars can be used immediately or stored for growth or later use. (MS-LS1-6)
Within individual organisms, food moves through a series of chemical reactions in which it is broken down and rearranged to form new molecules, to support growth, or to release energy. (MS-LS1-7)
Vocabulary: photosynthesis, autotrophs, heterotrophs, carbohydrate, organic molecules, producers, consumers.
1. Explain how photosynthesis works.
Interactive: Photosynthesis
Interactive: Energy Flow: From Sunlight to Plants to Animals
2. How do autotrophs obtain energy? Why is this process so important to all life on Earth?
4. Describe the roles of chlorophyll and chloroplasts in photosynthesis.
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5. What is the equation for photosynthesis?
BrainPop: Photosynthesis (Take the Review Quiz after watching the movie)
6. What happens to fruit when it is exposed to oxygen?
7. What is metabolism?
8. What is cellular respiration?
9. Plant cells use photosynthesis to make food. Plant cells also use cellular respiration to get energy from the food they make. How is cellular respiration different from photosynthesis?
10. Adventure Quest Backpack: using google drive, create a simple chart or drawing showing the process of photosynthesis. Make sure you include: light energy, carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, chlorophyll, and sugar.
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