A complete, no-prep 100-mark worksheet on plant nutrition — ready to use for lessons, homework, or revision with KS3 Biology students aged 11-14.

Structured across three sections of progressive difficulty: Section 1 (30 marks) covers the definition of food, how plants take in gases, the specific carbohydrate plants make, food chain roles, the inputs for photosynthesis, and the uses of glucose, through multiple choice questions, a true/false table, and a fill-in-the-blank activity covering stomata, photosynthesis, proteins, cellulose, secondary consumer, and repackaged sunlight. Section 2 (40 marks) builds understanding through a matching activity on what plants take in, an extended response correcting the “plants eat soil” misconception, a four-term photosynthesis explanation, six pieces of evidence that plants are living organisms, the two uses of glucose, a food chain analysis with repackaged sunlight question, and a “plant food” bottles misconception question. Section 3 (30 marks) challenges students with extended discussions on plants as the foundation of all life, why nothing plants take in is food, and an evaluation of the importance of glucose. A full answer key with detailed marking guidance is included.

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TAGS:
plant nutrition, KS3 biology, photosynthesis, glucose, producers, food chains, carbohydrate, minerals, cellular respiration, stomata, biology worksheet, KS3 worksheet, year 7 biology, year 8 biology, living organisms

PRICE:
£3

KEY STAGE:
KS3

SUBJECT:
Biology