Photosynthesis

Question 1

Photosynthesis Word Equation

Answer 1

Carbon Dioxide + Water –> Glucose + Oxygen

Question 2

Photosynthesis Balanced Symbol Equation

Answer 2

6CO2 + 6H2O –> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Question 3

Where does photosynthesis take place

Answer 3

In the chloroplasts in the leaves

Question 4

what is the name of the pigment that makes leaves green

Answer 4

Chlorophyll

Question 5

Waxy cuticle

Answer 5

Layer on top and bottom of the leaf that helps to prevent water loss (stops bacteria from coming in as well)

Question 6

storage of glucose in plant cells

Answer 6

starch

Question 7

Upper epidermis

Answer 7

Thin transparent structural layer of cells to allow light to reach the cells underneath

Question 8

Palisade layer

Answer 8

Layer of cells near the top of the leaf that are packed full of chloroplasts to maximise the rate of photosynthesis

Question 9

Spongy layer

Answer 9

a layer of rounded cells in the middle of the leaves with air spaces between them to allow for gas exchange

Question 10

Vascular bundle

Answer 10

‘Veins’ in the leaf which are used to transport water and dissolved substances

Question 11

Lower epidermis

Answer 11

Layer of cells on the underside of the leaf that have pores called stomata

Question 12

xylem

Answer 12

transport water and minerals up the stem from the roots

Question 13

Stomata

Answer 13

Pores in the underside of the leaf that can open and close to allow for the diffusion of CO2 into the leaf

Question 14

Guard Cells

Answer 14

Specialised cells that open and close the stomata that allow for the diffusion of CO2 into the leaf