Day 30 (biology)

Question 1

What is the word equation for photosynthesis?

Answer 1

Carbon dioxide + Water = Glucose + Oxygen

Question 2

What is the chemical formula for glucose?

Answer 2

C6H12O6

Question 3

Which cells carry out the most photosynthesis?

Answer 3

Palisade mesophyll

Question 4

Which ion is needed for plant growth?

Answer 4

Nitrate ions

Question 5

Which ion is needed to make chlorophyll?

Answer 5

Magnesium ions

Question 6

What energy conversion happens in photosynthesis?

Answer 6

Light energy to chemical energy

Question 7

Where in the plant does photosynthesis take place?

Answer 7

The leaf

Question 8

What effect does increasing temperature have on the rate of photosynthesis?

Answer 8

Increases it until the enzymes are denatured

Question 9

What effect does increasing carbon dioxide concentration have on photosynthesis?

Answer 9

Increases it until something else becomes a limiting factor

Question 10

Why do we heat a leaf in ethanol when testing for starch?

Answer 10

To remove chlorophyll