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Breathing, respiration and Photosynthesis Flashcards

1
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What is respiration?

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Respiration is the reaction with oxygen and glucose to make energy and the process of carrying the oxygen and other gases.

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What is breathing?

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Breathing is the intake of oxygen and the outtake of unusable gases.

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What is Aerobic respiration?

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Aerobic respiration is respiration with oxygen.

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What is anaerobic respiration?

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Anaerobic respiration is respiration without oxygen.

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What becomes when glucose and oxygen react together?

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Carbon dioxide, water and energy.

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6
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What are the two things that react together to make energy in the cells?

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Glucose and oxygen

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7
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What do seeds need to survive and grow?

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Water, glucose, good soil, sunlight and warmth.

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Name three things that we need energy for?

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Movement
Growth
Metabolism

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9
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What is combustion?

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It is the reacting of oxygen and glucose and its results in the cell

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10
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What is the type of the test and its results that there is carbon dioxide?

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Limewater, if the limewater turns cloudy it has Carbon dioxide.

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What type of test and its result is for water?

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Cobalt chloride paper, if it turns blue to pink it has water.

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12
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What type of test and its result is for hydrogen?

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Squeaky pop, the sound comes ‘pop’.

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13
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What are the four things that an alveoli have to make its job efficient?

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Enormous surface area
Moist lining so diffusion is easier
very thin walls
very good blood supply

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14
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What percentage of nitrogen is in the air?

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78%

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15
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What percentage of oxygen is in the atmosphere?

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21%

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16
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What percentage of carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere?

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0.04%

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17
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Why do plants need sugar?

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need for respiration

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18
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Why do plants need mineral ions?

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growth, production of protein and for other molecules in the cell.

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19
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Why do plants need water?

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for the production of glucose

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20
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How are Ions transported and where to where?

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Ions are transported by diffusion and active transport. IIons travel up in the xylem in the roots to the leaves( in one direction)

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21
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How is water transported

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Water travels by osmosis from the soil to the roots and is taken up by the transportation stream.

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22
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Describe 3 things of Xylem.

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Transports nutrients and minerals
Is made of dead cells
Moves substances in one direction( from the roots to the leaves)

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23
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Describe 3 things about the phloem.

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transports sugars
Is made up of living cells
moves substances from the leaves to the other parts of the plant.

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24
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How and what are the dead cells in the xylem arranged to form?

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Are arranged end to end to form continuous vessels( tubes)

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25
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Does the Xylem vessels contain chloroplast?

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No

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26
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Do the Xylem vessels allow water?

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No

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27
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What material are the xylem vessels’ walls made out of?

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A woody material

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28
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Are the Xylem vessels’walls tough or week?

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Tough

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29
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What do phloem vessels contain?

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Amino acids

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30
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How does amino acid travel in the phloem?

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travels through holes from one cell to the next.

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31
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What does the phloem transport?

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sucrose and amino acids up and down the plant.

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32
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What is called ‘ sucrose and amino acids travelling up and down the plant’

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Translocation

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33
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Translocation

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’ sucrose and amino acids travelling up and down the plant’

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34
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Where does translocation occur?

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Between where the substances are made and where they are stored

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35
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from where to where is sucrose transported?

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from the roots to the leaves

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36
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What also moves through the plants other than sucrose and amino acids by translocation.

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pesticides

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37
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Transpiration

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plants losing water through evaporation

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38
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plants losing water through evaporation

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Transpiration

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39
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What is a consequence of transpiration?

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more water to be drawn up from the roots to the leaves to replace the water that has been lost.

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40
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How does water move through the xylem vessels?

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By the transportation pull and transportation stream.

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41
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How do sugars move around the plant in the phloem vessels?

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By active transport and translocation.

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42
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Active transport

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Transport that needs extra energy other than the energy in the particle itself.

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43
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Glucose is made during which process?

A

photosynthesis

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44
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What does glucose change into before its transported in the phloem?

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Sucrose

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45
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What are the names of the two types of cell that are needed to make the phloem tissue?

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Sieve tube cells and companion cells.

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46
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State the function of the epidermis?

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to trap sunlight, cover and protect the plant.

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47
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What is the function of the palisade mesophyll tissue?

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Contains chloroplast for photosynthesis.

48
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What is the function of the spongy mesophyll tissue?

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To provide air space for the diffusion of gases.

49
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What does the xylem transport?

A

water and dissolved minerals

50
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What is a feature of a meristem cell?

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it can differentiate to any tissue the plant needs

51
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Name some of the tissues plant organs are made out of.

A

xylem, phloem, palisade mesophyll etc.

52
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Name three organs and describe their organ system.

A

roots, stem and leaves are of the transport organ system.

53
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Why is meristem cell found at the roots and shoots of the plant?

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Because this are the areas the plant will be growing.

54
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What is the function of the epidermis

A

secretes a waxy substance that waterproofs the surface of the leaf and absorbs sunlight and protects.

55
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What is the function of the spongy mesophyll?

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where diffusion happens ad has a big space and contains some chloroplasts

56
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What is the function of the stomata?

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Controlled by the guard cells, pores allow gases and water to move in and out of the leaf.

57
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What is the vascular bundle made out of?

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Xylem and phloem

58
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What is the function of the vascular bundle?

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water and mineral ions run through it.

59
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What is the function of the palisade mesophyll?

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it’s where photosynthesis happens so it contains lots of chloroplasts.

60
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What is protein broken down into?

A

amino acids

61
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Leaves

A

This structure is the site of photosynthesis in the plant.

62
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This structure is the site of photosynthesis in the plant.

A

Leaves

63
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Root

A

this structure is made to absorb water and mineral ions from the soil.

64
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this structure is made to absorb water and mineral ions from the soil.

A

Root

65
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Stem

A

This structure is made to support the leaves and flowers of the planet.

66
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This structure is made to support the leaves and flowers of the planet.

A

Stem

67
Q

How does carbon dioxide end in our bodies?

A

because of the reaction of oxygen and glucose makes carbon dioxide

68
Q

Which two muscles control breathing?

A

diagram and intercostal muscle

69
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Inhalation

A

taking in gases

70
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taking in gases

A

Inhalation

71
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exhalation

A

outtake of gases

72
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outtake of gases

A

exhalation

73
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Which gas passe from the alveoli to the capillaries?

A

Oxygen

74
Q

How much energy does aerobic respiration make?

A

a lot

75
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How much energy does anaerobic respiration make?

A

some

76
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What is the chemical equation for anaerobic respiration?

A

Glucose (arrow) lactic acid+energy

77
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what are the reactants in aerobic respiration?

A

glucose and oxygen

78
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what are the products in aerobic respiration?

A

water, carbon dioxide and energy

79
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When does anaerobic respiration take place?

A

when there is no oxygen available but there is a need of energy

80
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Why in anaerobic respiration little energy is released?

A

because not all energy is released by the glucose molecule.

81
Q

Is lactic acid toxic?

A

yes

82
Q

what does the person need to do to get rid of lactic acid?

A

breathe

83
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Oxygen debt

A

you have to keep breathing hard for a while after you stop to get oxygen to your muscles so you can get rid of the painful lactic acid which has turned into carbon dioxide and water.

84
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you have to keep breathing hard for a while after you stop to get oxygen to your muscles so you can get rid of the painful lactic acid which has turned into carbon dioxide and water.

A

Oxygen debt

85
Q

Where does glucose come in the plant?

A

from photosynthesis

86
Q

what does glucose turn into?

A

sucrose

87
Q

where does sucrose go to?

A

to the phloem vessels

88
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why does sucrose go to the phloem vessels?

A

because they have to be transported to every cell in the plant.

89
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sources

A

where sucrose is created

90
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where sucrose is created

A

sources

91
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the sinks

A

where sucrose is delivered

92
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where sucrose is delivered

A

the sinks

93
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why does sucrose use active transport

A

because it moves against its concentration gradient: from low concentration where is made to a high concentration in the phloem

94
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what is the function of the companion cells?

A

provides sieve tube cells for the energy they need for active transport.

95
Q

what travels through the sieve tube cells?

A

sap

96
Q

where is fewer stomata on the upper or lower epidermis

A

on the lower

97
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why is there fewer stomata on the lower epidermis?

A

because on the lower part there is less heat so it will minimise water loss.

98
Q

How will higher temperature affect the stomata

A

there will be more stomata as there is more heat and more water would be lost

99
Q

what are plants and algae called

A

producers

100
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why are plants and algae called producers

A

because they make their own food

101
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what is the word formula for photosynthesis

A

Carbon Dioxide+ water->(on the arrow light energy) glucose+ oxygen

102
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Photosynthesis

A

the act of plants making glucose and oxygen

103
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chlorophyll

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found in the chloroplast and traps sunlight. Also gives the colour green

104
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Rate

A

the rate of anything, how quickly it happens

105
Q

What are the four things plants use glucose for?

A

synthesis(growth)
storage
respiration
cellulose

106
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Synthesis

A

glucose combines with minerals from the soil to make compounds
nitrogen and glucose the materials for proteins, which is essential for growth
magnesium combines with glucose to make chlorophyll

107
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Storage

A

glucose that is not immeadetly used is turned into insoluble starch and turned into a storage

108
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Respiration

A

A process used by all living cells to release energy and makes the molecules required for growth

109
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Cellulose

A

cellulose is a very tough fibrous carbohydrate material. Hundreds of glucose molecules join together to make cellulose. It is used to make cell walls, which support the plant.

110
Q

What is the cuticle made out of?

A

waxy substance

111
Q

what does the rate of photosynthesis depend on?

A

on how easily it gets the components

112
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What factors affect the rate of photosynthesis?

A

carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity, temperature and water.

113
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Is chlorophyll a protrein

A

yes

114
Q

what are proteins sensitive to

A

temperature and PH

115
Q

If the plant doesn’t get any glucose it will…

A

use the starch in the storage

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