Gas exchange in plants Flashcards
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During daylight ___ is taking place and plants take up ___ and give out ___
Photosynthesis, carbon dioxide and oxygen
What are some materials plants taken in during the day?
- Liquid water
2. variety of material nutrients from the soil e.g. phosphate and nitrates
What are some materials released by plants during the day?
- water in the form of water vapour
2. and in the case of plants living in soil and mud with a high salt content, they will release salts e.g. mangroves
Name one exchange surface on a plant
The leaf
What is the name of the process occurring in all cells?
Aerobic respiration
Photosynthesis is a series of ____ reactions that take place in cells containing green organelles called _____
biochemical, chloroplast
Plants use photosynthesis when and for what?
Plants use photosynthesis during the day to synthesise organic compounds
A plant is called an __
an autotroph
carbon dioxide + water -> ____ + _____
glucose + oxygen
plants take in what?
- carbon dioxide
- liquid water
- nitrates
- phosphates
plants remove what?
- oxygen
- water vapour
- salts
photosynthesis and aerobic respiration takes place where?
in chloroplast (photosynthesis) and mitochondrion (aerobic respiration) use to convert sunlight into chemical energy
gas exchange surface in plants is where?
leaves
what gas exchange happens in daylight
oxygen output
what gas exchange happens in low light
no gas output
