Question

FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. GREEN PLANTS ARE CALLED _________ SINCE THEY SYNTHESISE THEIR OWN FOOD.
2. THE FOOD SYNTHESISED BY PLANTS IS AS__________.
3. IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS SOLAR ENERGY IS ABSORBED BY THE PIGMENT CALLED _______.
4. DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PLANTS TAKE IN__________
AND RELEASE ___________ GAS. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1) autotrophs

(2) starch

(3) chlorophyll

(4) carbon dioxide, oxygen

Answer 2

Answer:

6. Fill in the blanks:

(a) Green plants are called autotrophs since they synthesise their food.

(b) The food synthesised by plants is stored as starch.

(c) In photosynthesis, solar energy is absorbed by the pigment called chlorophyll.

(d) During photosynthesis, plants take in Carbon dioxide and release Oxygen gas.