Photosynthesis and respiration compared Quiz
Studying this course? Keep your progress in one place.
Pick an answer for each. Quizzes never use energy.
5 questions, one answer each
Each answer is checked as you go, with why.
See all 5 questions
1. Which pair shows the products of photosynthesis?
- A. Carbon dioxide and water
- B. Glucose and carbon dioxide
- C. Glucose and oxygen
- D. Oxygen and water
2. A student seals germinating seeds in a tube with hydrogencarbonate indicator in the dark. What happens to the indicator?
- A. It changes from red to yellow
- B. It stays red
- C. It changes from red to purple
- D. It turns cloudy
3. Which statement about the balance of gases is correct?
- A. Only animals use oxygen
- B. Plants never respire
- C. Photosynthesis and respiration both release oxygen
- D. Photosynthesis replaces the oxygen used in respiration
4. In a respirometer, why is soda lime placed in the tube?
- A. To absorb the oxygen
- B. To absorb the carbon dioxide produced
- C. To keep the seeds warm
- D. To make the liquid turn yellow
5. Which of these is a similarity between photosynthesis and respiration in a plant?
- A. Both take place in plant cells
- B. Both release energy
- C. Both need light
- D. Both take place in the chloroplasts