2e- nuitrition in plants Flashcards
word eq for photosyntheis
carbon dioxide + water –> glucose + oxygen
balanced chem eq for photosunthesis
6CO^2 + 6H^2O –> C^6H^12O^6 + 6O^2
identify the energy changes in photosynthesis
light –> chemical
identidy teh reactants and products
reactants= water and carbon dioxide
products = glucose and oxygen
balanched word eq for photosyntheis
6 molecules of carbon dioxixe, 6 molecules of oxygen –> 6 molecules of oxygen and 1 molecule of glucose
write a methid to test a lleaf for starch and include any safety points
- boil water in a beaker and place the leaf inside for 1 minute (makes teh leaf softer and removes wax layer)
- turn the bunsen burner off (we are abt 2 use ethanol –> highly flammable.
- place the leaf into ethanol and put the boiling tube inot a beaker of bioling water until the leaf turns white. (removes chlorophyll so the leaf turns white).
- wash the leaf in boiling water ( ethanol does not react w/ iodine)
- flood the leaf w iodine on a white time and leave to dry. iodine = starch indicator, blue/ black = high starch present.
what are the orders of tissue in the cross section of a leaf.
cuticle, upper epidermis, palaside mesohpyll, spongy mesophyll, lower epidermis, cuticle, guard cell, stomata
what is an adaptiation
cell orgamnism = change in shapefor an increase in efficiency in f(x).
what is the adaptation of the cuticle (waxy layer)
waxy 2 stop the leaf from losing water from evaporating from sun.
upper epidermis
transparent 2 allow light to reach chloroplasts in the palaside cells, tissue is thin 2 keep palaaside layer close ti the top leaf.
palaside mesophyll
main site of photosyntheis
cells = thin and tall to increas sa for absorbing light.
large no. of chloroplasts = more photosynthetsis.
large vacuole = store water 2 be used for photosynthesis.
tissue = close to the top 2 absorb sunlight.
spongy mesophull
this tissue = gases 2 diffuse 2 the palaside layer
air spaces = 2 allow gas exchange.
lower epidermis
controls gas exchange and water loss
how to change shape to open holes called the stomata
will change shape 2 stop water loss
stomata = hole = gases to diffuse in and out of the leaf.
write a definition of a limiting factor
a factor in the env. that can change the rate of photosynthesis
what are limiting factors in phtoosyntehs
- carbon dioxide concentration
- light intensity
- temperature