Photosynthesis Flashcards
Photosynthesis is making things using …….
light energy
what do plants make, and what exactly is it?
food ➡️ carbohydrate sugars ➡️ from this they can make anything
what is the equation for Glucose?
C H O
6 12 6
How do plants make water?
they take carbon dioxide, mix it all around = water
What is the waste gas produced through photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide + water —> glucose and oxygen
when does photosynthesis take place?
daytime
When does respiration take place in plants?
nighttime
what waste gas is produced through respiration?
carbon dioxide
equation for photosynthesis
carbon dioxide + water ➡️ glucose and oxygen
What does rate mean?
speed ➡️ high or low
WHAT affects the rate plants make food?
- temperature
- light intensity
- water
- CO2
- surface area of the leaf (bigger the leaf, the more photosynthesis)
What are the 4 point of how plants use glucose?
- respiration
- cell walls
- proteins
- storing starch
How do you make oil and fat from glucose?
glucose ➡️ smash it up ➡️ oil ➡️ make oil into fat solid
Name some ways that gardeners control CO2 in greenhouses?
co2 canisters and paraffin heaters
