Photosynthesis

Question 1

what is the purpose of the xylem tubes?

Answer 1

To carry water and nutrients to the leaf

Question 2

What is the purpose of the phloem tubes?

Answer 2

To carry glucose to other parts of the plant

Question 3

What is the function of the stomata?

Answer 3

Many are found at the bottom of the leaf to control the intake of carbon dioxide and the releasing off oxygen

Question 4

Name 3 exterior leaf adaptations

Answer 4

Thin, Lange surface area, Waxy layer, Veins

Question 5

What is the scientific equation for photosynthesis

Answer 5

Carbon dioxide and water to oxygen and glucose

Question 6

What is fertiliser?

Answer 6

Fertiliser is food for plants that contain minerals which is important when minerals are not provided by natural decomposition

Question 7

What are the 4 plant minerals a plant needs and their benefits?

Answer 7

Magnesium-For making chlorophyll
Nitrogen-For making protein
Potassium-For growth
Phosphorus-For energy transfer

Question 8

Where and how does photosynthesis take place?

Answer 8

Leaf, palisade mesophyll, chloroplast, chlorophyll which absorbs sunlight