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13.1a Photosynthesis Flashcards

1
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What do all organisms need to grow and survive?

A

Food

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2
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What does food provide for growth and energy?

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Raw materials

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3
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What process do plants go through to get their own food and survive?

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Photosynthesis

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4
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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?

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Producers

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Why are plants essential for life on Earth

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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

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6
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What type of food do plants create?

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Sugars

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7
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Which organ in the plant does photosynthesis take place?

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In the leaves

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8
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What catalyzes the chemical reaction that takes place during photosynthesis?

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Light energy

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9
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What is the word equation for photosynthesis

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Carbon Dioxide + Water -> Glucose + Oxygen

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How do plants create their own food via photosynthesis

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Chlorophyll absorbs light energy form the Sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and the bi-product, oxygen

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What is the name of part labelled 1 of a plant cell?

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Cytoplasm

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What is the name of part labelled 2 of a plant cell?

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Nucleus

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13
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What is the name of part labelled 3 of a plant cell?

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Cell Membrane

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What is the name of part labelled 4 of a plant cell?

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Mitochondria

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What is the name of part labelled 5 of a plant cell?

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Cell Wall$

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What is the name of part labelled 6 of a plant cell?

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Vacuole

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17
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What is the name of part labelled 7 of a plant cell?

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Chloroplasts ( A green pigment ), this is what gives the leaves their color

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18
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What is the function of the cytoplasm in a plant cell?

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An area where chemical reactions take place

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What is the function of the nucleus in a plant cell?

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Control what happens in the cell and stores information

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What is the function of the cell membrane in a plant cell?

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Controls what goes in and out of the plant cell

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What is the function of the vacuole in a plant cell?

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Contains cell sap and supports the plant cell

22
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What is the function of the cell wall in a plant cell?

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Made of cellulose which strengthens the cell

23
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What is the function of the chloroplasts in a plant cell?

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Contain chlorophyll which helps trap and absorb sunlight for photosynthesis.

24
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What is the name of part labelled 1 of a plant cross-section?

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Waxy Cuticle

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What is the name of part labelled 2 of a plant cross-section?

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Upper Epidermis

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What is the name of part labelled 3 of a plant cross-section?

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Palisade Mesophyll Cells

27
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What is the name of part labelled 4 of a plant cross-section?

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Spongy Mesophyll Cells

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What is the name of part labelled 5 of a plant cross-section?

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Lower Epidermis

29
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What is the name of part labelled 6 of a plant cross-section?

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Stomata (Stoma Singular)

30
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What is the name of part labelled 7 of a plant cross-section?

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Guard Cells

31
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What is the name of part labelled 8 of a plant cross-section?

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Air Spaces

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What is the name of part labelled 9 of a plant cross-section?

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Phloem Tubes

33
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What is the name of part labelled 10 of a plant cross-section?

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Xylem vessels

34
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What is the function of the waxy cuticle of a plant cross-section?

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Prevents water loss

35
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What is the function of the upper epidermis of a plant cross-section?

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Provides Protection

36
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What is the function of the palisade mesophyll cells of a plant cross-section?

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Where photosynthesis takes place, contains a lot of chloroplasts

37
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What is the function of the spongy mesophyll cells of a plant cross-section?

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Where photosynthesis takes place, contains just a few chloroplasts

38
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What is the function of the lower epidermis of a plant cross-section?

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Provides Protection

39
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What is the function of the guard cell of a plant cross-section?

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Opens and closes the stomata for gas exchange

40
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What is the function of the stomata of a plant cross-section?

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Pores in the leaf to allow gas exchange

41
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What is the function of the air spaces of a plant cross-section?

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Spaces In the leaf to allow gas exchange

42
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What is the function of the Phloem tubes of a plant cross-section?

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Transports sucrose and amino acids

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What is the function of the xylem vessels of a plant cross-section?

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Transports water and minerals ions

44
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What 3 organelles do plant cells and animal cells have in common?

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Cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm

45
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What 3 organelles do only plant cells have compared to animal cells?

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Cell wall, chloroplasts, and vacuole

46
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What color/s of light do leaves absorb?

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Red and blue light

47
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What color/s of light do leaves reflect?

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Green light

48
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What 4 things are needed for photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide, water, sunlight, and chlorophyll

49
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How to plants make chlorophyll

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They use magnesium from the soil

50
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What do plants use glucose for?

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Respiration, make new chemicals, and storage

51
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When there is excess glucose, it is converted into starch and stored for later, how do we test for the presents of starch?

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We use Iodine solution. If starch is present, the solution will turn blue/black. If starch is absent, it will remain orange/brown

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