B8.2/3/4 - More Photosynthesis

Question 1

What are the limiting factors in photosynthesis

Answer 1

Light intensity, temperature, level of carbon dioxide amount of chlorophyll

Question 2

What do plants use glucose produced through photosynthesis for?

Answer 2

To convert insoluble starch for storage, to produce fats and oils for storage, to produce cellulose to strengthen the cell walls, to produce amino acids used to make proteins

Question 3

What do plants need nitrate ions for?

Answer 3

It’s absorbed from the soil of water to make the amino acids used to make proteins.

Question 4

What is the greenhouse affect?

Answer 4

Means the environment is much more controllable than in an ordinary garden or field

Question 5

Why is a greenhouse so affective?

Answer 5

The atmosphere is warmer, so plants grow faster, flower and fruit earlier, and crop better

Question 6

What is the name of the system where you can control temperature, light intensity and carbon dioxide?

Answer 6

A hydroponics system