2.3 How Plants Use Glucose Flashcards

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What are the 5 ways plants use glucose?

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Convert into starch for storage, used for respiration, converted into fats and oils for storage, used to produce cellulose in cell walls and used to make proteins

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What do plant and algal cells need a supply of?

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Mineral ions to produce proteins

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How do plants obtain mineral ions?

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They absorb them from the soil

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How does algae obtain mineral ions?

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They absorb it from the water they live in

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