Plant Nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
cellular respiration (3)
A
- sugars burned in O2 to release energy for cellular metabolism
- CO2 and H2O are released as waste products
- found in ALL aerobic organisms
2
Q
photosynthesis
A
- found in plants, algae and photosynthetic bacteria
- carbon is “fixed” from CO2 into sugars
- O2 released from water
2
Q
photosynthesis
A
- found in plants, algae and photosynthetic bacteria
- carbon is “fixed” from CO2 into sugars
- O2 released from water
3
Q
chloroplasts (2)
A
- derived from free-living cyanobacteria
- endosymbiotic event
4
Q
photosynthesis importance
A
- transforms carbon from inorganic to organic form
5
Q
oxygen and anaerobic organisms
A
- oxygen is poison to anaerobic organisms
