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Junior Cycle Wood Technology: Photosynthesis & life cycle

How often Photosynthesis & life cycle comes up on the Wood Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Photosynthesis & life cycle, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Photosynthesis & life cycle.

(a)Which two raw materials does a leaf need for photosynthesis?
  1. Oxygen and glucose
  2. Carbon dioxide and water
  3. Nitrogen and oxygen from the air
(b)Which two substances does a leaf produce by photosynthesis?
  1. Starch and nitrogen
  2. Water and carbon dioxide
  3. Glucose and oxygen
(c)When a seed germinates, the first tiny root that grows downwards is the…
  1. Radicle
  2. Cambium
  3. Plumule
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(a) Carbon dioxide and water

(b) Glucose and oxygen

(c) Radicle

Your turn: Common Level questions on Photosynthesis & life cycle.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1a
2025Q1b, Q1c
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q3a, Q3c, Q3d

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Photosynthesis & life cycle questions

Photosynthesis & life cycle, 3 marks

Which is the correct order in the life cycle of a tree?

  1. Seedling, seed, mature tree, sapling
  2. Sapling, seed, seedling, mature tree
  3. Seed, seedling, sapling, mature tree
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Seed, seedling, sapling, mature tree

A seed germinates into a seedling, which grows into a young sapling and then a mature tree. The mature tree flowers or makes cones and produces seeds, and the cycle starts again.

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