13.1a Photosynthesis Flashcards
What do all organisms need to grow and survive?
Food
What does food provide for growth and energy?
Raw materials
What process do plants go through to get their own food and survive?
Photosynthesis
Plants make their own food and provide many other organisms with raw materials for growth and energy. What are plants known as relating to the food chain?
Producers
Why are plants essential for life on Earth
Plants provide many other organisms with raw materials, if there were no plants, the animals that depended on plants would perish, leaving us with no food or oxygen
What type of food do plants create?
Sugars
Which organ in the plant does photosynthesis take place?
In the leaves
What catalyzes the chemical reaction that takes place during photosynthesis?
Light energy
What is the word equation for photosynthesis
Carbon Dioxide + Water -> Glucose + Oxygen
How do plants create their own food via photosynthesis
Chlorophyll absorbs light energy form the Sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and the bi-product, oxygen
What is the name of part labelled 1 of a plant cell?
Cytoplasm
What is the name of part labelled 2 of a plant cell?
Nucleus
What is the name of part labelled 3 of a plant cell?
Cell Membrane
What is the name of part labelled 4 of a plant cell?
Mitochondria
What is the name of part labelled 5 of a plant cell?
Cell Wall$
What is the name of part labelled 6 of a plant cell?
Vacuole
What is the name of part labelled 7 of a plant cell?
Chloroplasts ( A green pigment ), this is what gives the leaves their color
What is the function of the cytoplasm in a plant cell?
An area where chemical reactions take place
What is the function of the nucleus in a plant cell?
Control what happens in the cell and stores information
What is the function of the cell membrane in a plant cell?
Controls what goes in and out of the plant cell