Photosynthesis Fun!
Learn about the amazing process of photosynthesis, how plants make their own food, and why it's so important for all living things.
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Photosynthesis Fun!
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Photosynthesis is the process that plants use to make their own food. Plants need sunlight, water, and a gas called carbon dioxide to do this. During photosynthesis, plants create sugar for energy and release oxygen into the air.

1. What do plants need for photosynthesis?
Sunlight, sugar, and oxygen
Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
Water, oxygen, and soil
Carbon dioxide, soil, and sugar
2. During photosynthesis, plants make their own for energy.
3. The gas that plants release into the air during photosynthesis is .
4. Animals can perform photosynthesis.
True
False
5. Why is photosynthesis important for living things on Earth?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
6. Plants absorb from the air for photosynthesis.
7. Plants get energy from the they produce.
8. The main source of energy for photosynthesis is .