Photosynthesis Flashcards

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What is Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis is the process where plants make the food glucose, from carbon dioxide and water. It uses the energy in sunlight trapped by green pigment chlorophyll which is found in structures called chloroplast

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Carbon dioxide enters via

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Pores in the leaves called stomata

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Water enters the leaves how

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In transport tissue in the veins. This water was absorbed by specialised root cells called root hair cells

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Oxygen produced by photosynthesis diffuses out the

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Stomata, IF IT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR RESPIRATION

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How is the sugar produced in photosynthesis stored

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it is stored as starch in the vacuole of plant cells.

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What is the word equation for photosynthesis

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Carbon Dioxide + water -_light——> glucose + oxygen

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Chlorophyll is found in

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Chloroplasts

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What is the symbol equation for photosynthesis

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6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2

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