1. This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Photosynthesis Matching activity Subject(s):Science Age group(s):8–11, 12–14, 15–16 Topic:Photosynthesis EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2014 Source | This resource was originally developed by Alison Fisher and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.

2. What is the word equation for photosynthesis?

3. carbon dioxide + water Light energy glucose + oxygen

4. Where does photosynthesis take place?

5. In the plant’s leaves

6. Where does the carbon dioxide come from?

7. The air

8. Which part of the plant absorbs the carbon dioxide?

9. The leaves

10. Where does the water come from?

11. It is in the earth/soil.

12. Which part of the plant absorbs the water?

13. The roots

14. What do the chloroplasts in the leaf cells contain?

15. Chlorophyll

16. What does the photo in photosynthesis mean?

17. Light

18. How does the plant use the glucose?

19. Some is used for respiration and some is turned into starch.

20. What happens to the oxygen?

21. Some goes into the air and some is used in respiration.