Question

1. use the clues in the interactive to fill in the blanks.

plants are amazing organisms! in a process called ____, they take
sunlight (__ from the sun), __ gas from the
air, and __ from the ground, and make __ (food energy)! they
also make ____ gas during this process. plants can either immediately use the
glucose they make to power their ____ or store it for growth or later use.

Explanation:

Plants carry out photosynthesis. In this process, sunlight provides energy. They take in carbon dioxide gas from the air and water from the ground. Through photosynthesis, they produce glucose (food energy) and oxygen gas. The glucose can be used for their life processes (such as respiration, growth - related activities etc.).

Answer:

1. photosynthesis
2. energy
3. carbon dioxide
4. water
5. glucose
6. oxygen
7. life processes