C3 Flashcards
What is the process of photosynthesis
Plants capture light energy from the sun and convert into chemical energy potential energy stored in sugar and other organic molecules.
Endothermic reaction.
Which organelle does it occur in?
Occurs in the chloroplasts.
Photosynthesis equation:
6 CO2 + 6 H2O+ light energy = C6 H12 O6+ O2
What are the two plant organ systems:
- Root system
- Shoot system
What does the shoot system do:
Absorbs carbon dioxide and light energy from above the ground
What organs does the shoot system have:
What do they do?
- Stems: supports the leaves and reproductive structure.
- Leaves; Main photosynthetic organ of the plant
What does the root system do;
The root system absorbs the minerals and the water from the ground.
What organs does the root system have:
What do they do?
Roots:
- Anchors the plant into the soil
- Absorbs water and minerals
- Stores carbohydrates.
What are the three tissues that each organ system has?
Dermal
Vascular
Ground
What does Dermal tissue do?
Is the protective outer layer of the plant
What does Vascular tissue do?
Transports material between the root and shoot systems
What does Ground tissue do?
Includes specialized cells for storage, photosynthesis and support.
Cuticle
Tissue and function
Dermal:
A waxy layer that covers the upper epidermal cells.
Prevents water loss
Upper Epidermis
Tissue and function
Dermal:
Cells located at the top
Protect the leaf from physical damage and pathogens.
Palisade cells
Tissue and function
Ground:
Contains chloroplasts
Site of most the leaf’s photosynthesis
Vascular Bundle
Tissue and function
Vascular
Visible as leaf veins
Contain xylem and phloem that transport fluids.
Xylem
Tissue and function
Vascular
- Tubular elongated cells that are dead.
- Carry water and minerals upwards from the roots to the leaves.
Phloem
Tissue and function
Vascular
- Long narrow cells that are alive
- Transport sugars from the leaves to other parts of plants where they are needed.
Lower Epidermis
Tissue and function
Dermal:
Cells located at the bottom
Protect leaf from physical damage and pathogens
Spongy Tissue Cells
Tissue and function
Ground
Contain chloroplasts
Located under palisade cells
Carry out photosynthesis
Air spaces between the cells allow for gas transport within the leaf.
Stomata
Tissue and function
Dermal
- Contain guard cells
- Opening in the epidermal layer that carries out gas exchange
- Allow gases in and out of the leaf.
- Contain guard cells that change the diameter of stoma by changing shape.
Function of xylem tissues:
Xylem tissue transports the water and minerals (upwards) from the roots to the leaves
Xylem tissues are dead at functional maturity
2 cells that xylem tissue is made out of (+1):
- tracheids
- vessel elements
1) Step 1 of the Xylem process:
Absorption by the Roots into the Xylem:
- Water is transported into the roots through osmosis
- Minerals are transported into the roots through active transport or diffusion depending on concentration gradient.
-Root hairs expand the surface area of the roots.
2) Step 2 of the Xylem process:
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Bulk transport from the Roots to the Leaves:
The water and minerals (xylem sap) is transported against the force of gravity by bulk transport:
- Root pressure
- Transpiration Pull
- Adhesion and Cohesion
2a) Xylem process: Root pressure
- is created by the accumulation of water and minerals in the root xylem.
- Root pressure pushes the xylem sap up the stem towards the leaves.
2b) Xylem process: Transpiration Pull
- is created by water evaporation (transpiration) in the leaves.
- Water is pulled up the xylem tissue to replace the water that is lost through transpiration in the leaves.
2c) Xylem process: Cohesion and Adhesion
-are due to water properties:
- Cohesion: is the tendency of water molecules to stick to other water molecules due to hydrogen bonding.
- Pulls a column of water up the leaves
- Adhesion; is the tendency of water molecules to stick to certain surface (hydrophilic), due to hydrogen bonding.
- Prevents xylem sap from falling back (reduces the force of gravity)
What is the phloem process:
Sugar is transported by the phloem tissue from the leaves to the rest of the plant.