B.3 How Plants Use Glucose Flashcards
1
Q
How do plants use glucose?
A
They use it as a source of food, proteins, growth and development, nutrition and to create other sources
2
Q
How is it made?
A
It is produced by plants through photosynthesis using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
3
Q
How is it stored inside the plant?
A
Glucose is stored as polymeric glucan, in animals as glycogen and in plants as starch
4
Q
What is starch used for?
A
It is used to store energy in a dense, osmotically inert form
5
Q
How are Lipids created?
A
By using oxygen, carbon and hydrogen to bond to each other they form lipids
