Plants Flashcards
Purpose of large surface area
To trap as much sunliht
Thin
Carbon dioxide wont have a lotnof space to travel
Chlorophyll
Green chemical used to absorb light
Network of veins
Transport water, support leaf and carbohydrate
Stomata
Allows oxygen and carbon dioxide to go in n put
Guard cells
Covered in pored to allow gases in and out
Upper epidemis
Allows as much sunlight in as possible ( no nucleus) layers of cells
Carbon dioxide symbol
Co2
Water
H2o
Oxygen
O2
Use of glucose
Energy, respiration, used to make other substances
Plants need water because
- Keep leves cool
- form fruita
- enable growth
- produce glucose
- enable transport of minerals
Endothermic
Absorbs heat
Exothermic
Release heat
What is diamond
Element
What is sodium chloride
Compound
What is air
Mixture
Compound
Substance that contains 2 or more different elements which chemically rects together
Element
Element is a substance that cant be broken down. Made up of only one type of atom
Atom
The smallest particle
Mixture
Two or more different that ate not chemically joined
Molecule
Two or more atoms that are chemically joined
Chromatography
Seperates liquid of different colour
Solvent
A liquid that does the dissolving