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Introduction to Plants
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Review and Reinforce
Photosynthesis and Light
Understanding Main Ideas
If the statement is true, write true. If it is false, change the underlined word or words to
make the statement true.
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1. White light is made of all the colors of the rainbow, referred
to as the visible spectrum
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2. When light strikes a green leaf, most of the green part of the
spectrum is reflected.
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3. Chlorophyll absorbs mostly red and blue light.
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4. Accessory pigments include yellow and orange pigments.
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5. A red object looks red because it absorbs red light.
Use the equation below to answer the following questions. Write your answers on
the line provided.
light energy
carbon dioxide + water
sugar +
oxygen
6. What process is illustrated by the equation shown above?
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7. What provides the energy to power this process?
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8. What are the products of the process illustrated above?
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