B8 Flashcards
Is Photosynthesis endothermic or exothermic ?
Endothermic
During photosynthesis how is energy transferred from the environment to the Chloroplast?
By light
What equation is summarised for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide + water ——> glucose + oxygen
Light
Leaves are adapted well because…
To allow the max amount of photosynthesis to occur
What are the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis
Light intensity, temp, level of carbon dioxide and the amount of chlorophyll
Plants and algal cells use the glucose produced during photosynthesis for …
Respiration,to convert into insoluble starch for storage, to produce fats and oils for storage, to produce cellulose for strengthening cell walls and for producing amino acids for protein synthesis.
Plants and algal cells also need to nitrate ions absorbed from the soil or water to make amino acids used to make …
Proteins
HIGHER TIER:
What do the factors that limit the rate of photosynthesis do?
Interact and one of them may be photosynthesis
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How are the limiting factors important
Important in economics of enhancing the conditions in greenhouses to gain the maximum rate of photosynthesis, whilst still maintaining profit
What is photosynthesis number equation.
6CO2(small 2) + 6H2(small2)O —> C6(small 6)H12(small 12)O6(small 6) +6O2(small 2)