Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education
By Lian,Lim Hooi; Peng, Poo Yen
“A Diagnosis of Students’ Misconceptions of Photosynthesis and Plant Respiration”
Publisher: –
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Pp. 155
2021
A Diagnosis of Students’ Misconceptions of Photosynthesis and Plant Respiration
Type: Empirical
Data collection method: Test
Number of subjects, range: Large — 31 or more
Grade and age of subjects: 9th-12 grade — under 17-18 years
- Photosynthesis can take place without water.
- Oxygen and water are required in photosynthesis.
- Glucose is the raw material in photosynthesis.
- The only product of photosynthesis is glucose.
- Water and oxygen is produced from photosynthesis.
- Without water, respiration cannot occur.
- Glucose and oxygen are the products of respiration in plants.
- Oxygen is given off from the respiration of plants.
- The only product of respiration is carbon dioxide.
- Water is not needed in photosynthesis.
- Water molecule is the product of photosynthesis.
- Water is needed to combine with oxygen to form glucose.
- Without water, respiration cannot occur.
- Water molecules are broken down to form energy.
- Photosynthesis is the respiration of plants.
- All plants with leaves can carry out photosynthesis.
- All plants carry out photosynthesis to produce energy for daily usage.
- Respiration helps plants to digest their food.
- Respiration occurs only in cells containing chlorophyll.
- Only plants with green leaves can carry out respiration.
- The site for photosynthesis is mitochondria.
- Chloroplast produces energy for photosynthesis to occur.
- Respiration happens in all parts of plant cells.
- The site for respiration in plants is the chloroplast.
- Mitochondria help to trap sunlight for respiration.
- Chlorophyll produces energy for respiration to occur.
- Chlorophyll is needed to trap sunlight for respiration to occur.
- Chlorophyll is needed to carry out cellular respiration in plants.
- Only cells in leaves contain chloroplast and mitochondrion.
- Photosynthesis only happens in leaves, but respiration occurs in all living cells.
- Only leaves have special pores to exchange gases for both processes to occur.