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The document is a worksheet about photosynthesis and cellular respiration for an 8th grade science class. It contains 12 questions about the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration, including their overall reactions, the organelles where they take place, and their inputs and outputs. Students are asked to label a diagram of photosynthesis and answer additional questions relating to how photosynthesis and cellular respiration are linked processes.

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Photosynthesis Worksheet

The document is a worksheet about photosynthesis and cellular respiration for an 8th grade science class. It contains 12 questions about the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration, including their overall reactions, the organelles where they take place, and their inputs and outputs. Students are asked to label a diagram of photosynthesis and answer additional questions relating to how photosynthesis and cellular respiration are linked processes.

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Name: _____________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ____

8th Grade Science Mr. Vorstadt


Photosynthesis Worksheet

1. What is the overall reaction (formula) for photosynthesis?

2. How does this compare to the overall reaction for cellular respiration?

3. Where does the energy for photosynthesis come from?

4. What plant pigments are involved in photosynthesis?

5. Explain why chlorophyll appears green to us in terms of what happens to different


wavelengths of light that strike a chlorophyll molecule.

6. In what organelle of a plant cell does photosynthesis take place?

7. What is photosynthesis waste product?

8. What is the overall reaction (formula) for cell respiration?

9. In what organelle of a cell does cell respiration take place?

10. What is cell respirations wastes product?


Across
Down
1 A plant pigment that absorbs sunlight. (11)
2 The process by which plants and some
4 The links between the energy that
bacteria use the energy from sunlight to
carnivores get from eating to the energy
produce sugar. (14)
captured by photosynthesis. (4,5)
3 Part of the plant where photosynthesis
7 Chlorophyll absorbs every color of
generally occurs. (6)
sunlight except this. (5)
5 A compound needed for photosynthesis. (5)
8 A compound needed for photosynthesis.
(6,7) 6 An animal that eats plants. (9)
10 The product of photosynthesis. (5) 9 A by-product of photosynthesis. (6)
10 Number of molecules of oxygen produced
along with one molecule of sugar. (3)
Photosynthesis and Respiration
After it is labeled, the diagram below will illustrate photosynthesis. Write each of the
following terms on the correct numbered line. Then answer the questions that follow.
Carbon Dioxide Glucose Oxygen Water

5. a. In photosynthesis, what substances come in from the outside?

b. What substances are produced?

Answer the following questions relating to cellular respiration.

6. The purpose of cellular respiration is to ________________________ the energy


from carbohydrates and other organic molecules stored during photosynthesis.

7. Write the formula that shows the release of energy by the mitochondria.

_____8- In which cell will the molecules


diffuse in.

_____9- In which cell will the molecules


diffuse out.

_____10- In which cell is the removal of


wastes occurring.

_____11- In the two cell which structure is


the nucleus.

_____12- In the two cells which structure is


a permeable membrane.

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