Photosynthesis Flashcards

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1
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What organisms go through photosynthesis?

A

Land plants, algae, aquatic plants

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2
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Where does oxygen go in aquatic plants?

A

Dissolved in water, makes bubbles

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3
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What kind of reaction is photosynthesis?

A

Endothermic - light energy

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4
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All uses of glucose

A

1) cellulose
Cell walls
2) starch
Glucose get strung together in a
chain known as starch - insoluble
3) respiration
4) stored as oils (seeds)
5) amino acids (nitrate from the soil) - protein

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5
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Where is starch stored?

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In starch granules in cells

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6
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What can be limiting factors in photosynthesis?

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Co2, light, temperature and chlorophyll

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