photosynthesis

Question 1

what are producers

Answer 1

plants like algae that make their own food.

Question 2

what do producers do

Answer 2

they convert materials in their environment into glucose using sunlight

Question 3

what are consumers

Answer 3

animals that eat other organisms to survive

Question 4

what do consumer do

Answer 4

they break down organisms in digestion which releases nutrients for their body’s

Question 5

what is photosynthesis

Answer 5

when plants make food. they take in carbon dioxide and water, and make it into glucose and oxygen(waste product)

Question 6

what is the word equation for photosynthesis

Answer 6

carbon dioxide + water —> glucose + oxygen
(reactants) (products)

Question 7

where does photosynthesis happen

Answer 7

in the chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll (green pigmant)

Question 8

what is step 1 for testing for starch in a leaf

Answer 8

boil the leaf in water to remove the waxy layer

Question 9

what is step 2 for testing for starch in a leaf

Answer 9

put the leaf into a test tube of ethanol and place into the boiling water. the ethanol gets rid of the chlorophyll

Question 10

what is step 3 for testing for starch in a leaf

Answer 10

wash the leaf to get rid of the ethanol and soften the leaf

Question 11

what is step 4 for testing for starch in a leaf

Answer 11

put the leaf on a white tile and add a few drops of iodine solution. if the leaf turns black, starch is present