Photosynthesis Web and Video Quest
Write the title (above) in your notebook. For each part below, write the heading, like “Part A –
Photosynthesis”. Answer the questions in complete sentences, repeating the question in your
answer.
Your task:
You will visit the websites below, watch video clips, and answer questions about photosynthesis.
You can watch a video a second time if you need to, in order to find answers to the questions.
Wear headphones or your ear buds when viewing video clips.
Part A – Photosynthesis
Click here for the website. First click Play Video and watch it at least once. Then answer in your
notebook:
1. What is photosynthesis?
2. What are the “ingredients” for photosynthesis to occur?
3. How do plants move water to the leaves?
4. What are the openings on the bottom of a leaf called?
5. How do the guard cells help the plant breathe?
6. What body part are stoma similar to?
7. Why are chloroplasts similar to a kitchen?
8. What are the products of photosynthesis?
9. Write an “equation” for photosynthesis, showing the
ingredients and the products.
Close the video when you are done answering the questions.
Now click “Test Yourself”. Write your score down.
Part B – Plant Adaptations
Click here for the website. First click Play Video and watch it at least
once. Then answer the questions below in your notebook.
10. Give some examples of places plants have adapted to grow in.
11. What is an adaptation?
12. How do underwater plants adapt to their surroundings?
13. How does the adaptation to float help a seed?
14. What adaptation helps water lilies to survive?
15. Explain how bright colors help rainforest flowers to adapt.
16. Why are some plants poisonous?
17. How do large leaves help a rainforest plant to adapt?
18. What do plants need to survive?
19. How do adaptations help them survive?
Close the video when you are done with the questions.
Now click “Test Yourself”. Write down your score.
Part C – Plants With Seeds
Click here for the website. First click Play Video and watch it at least once.
20. Write a summary (at least 5 sentences) about what you learned about plants with seeds.
Include the difference between gymnosperm seeds and angiosperm seeds.
Then click “Test Yourself”. Write down your score.
Part D – Angiosperms - Seeds in Fruit
Click here for the website. First click Play Video and watch it at least once.
Then click “Test Yourself”. Write down your score.
21. Write a summary (at least 5 sentences) about what you learned about seeds in fruits.
Include the difference between monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
Part E - Gymnosperms – Seeds in Cones
Click here for the website. First click Play Video and watch it at least once.
Then click “Test Yourself”. Write down your score.
22. Write a summary (at least 5 sentences) about what you learned about seeds in cones.
Part F – Independent Research
If you have extra time, search websites for more information about how desert plants have
adapted to our hot temperatures and dry conditions of Arizona.