Plants - 2nd Form

Question 1

What is the word equation of photosynthesis

Answer 1

Carbon Dioxide + Water —> Glucose + Oxygen

Question 2

How does CO2 get into a leaf

Answer 2

Stomata

Question 3

What are stomata

Answer 3

Holes in the underside of a leaf

Question 4

What open and close the stomata

Answer 4

Guard cells

Question 5

What are the reactants of Photosynthesis

Answer 5

Carbon Dioxide + Water

Question 6

What are the products of photosynthesis

Answer 6

Glucose + Oxygen

Question 7

How does a plant absorb sunlight

Answer 7

Chlorophyll

Question 8

What is chlorophyll

Answer 8

A pigment that absorbs light

Question 9

What colour is chlorophyll

Answer 9

Green

Question 10

Where are chlorophyll in a leaf

Answer 10

Chloroplasts in the Palisade Mesophyll Cells

Question 11

Where do roots absorb water from

Answer 11

Soil

Question 12

What is the process plants use to make food called

Answer 12

Photosynthesis

Question 13

Where do plants make food

Answer 13

Leaves

Question 14

Where can’t plants photosynthesise

Answer 14

The dark

Question 15

How is energy transferred from the sun to a plant

Answer 15

Light

Question 16

What do plants need from the soil to stay healthy

Answer 16

Water & Minerals

Question 17

Where do plants get carbon dioxide from

Answer 17

The air

Question 18

What cell makes up roots

Answer 18

Root hair cell

Question 19

What minerals are needed for a plant to flourish

Answer 19

Nitrate, Phosphorus, Potassium and Magnesium

Question 20

How do leaves being flat and wide help photosynthesis to occur

Answer 20

More surface are to absorb light

Question 21

How do leaves having chloroplasts near the surface of the leaf help photosynthesis to occur

Answer 21

More light can get to them

Question 22

How do leaves having lots of veins help photosynthesis to occur

Answer 22

To transport water for photosynthesis and take away glucose

Question 23

How do leaves having holes(stomata) help photosynthesis to occur

Answer 23

To diffuse Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen in/out of the leaf

Question 24

Soda lime absorbs carbon dioxide. A plant in a container with a dish of soda lime begins to turn yellow and dies. How do you know this is about photosynthesis

Answer 24

Photosynthesis is dependant on Carbon Dioxide

Question 25

What is a deficiency symptom?

Answer 25

A symptom caused by the lack of a particular mineral that is necessary for the normal growth of plants.

Question 26

What is the main role of nitrate in a plant?

Answer 26

Healthy growth and to make proteins.

Question 27

What is the main role of phosphorus in a plant?

Answer 27

Healthy Roots

Question 28

What is the main role of potassium in a plant?

Answer 28

For healthy leaves and flowers

Question 29

What is the main role of magnesium in a plant?

Answer 29

Making chlorophyll

Question 30

What is the deficiency symptom of nitrate in a plant?

Answer 30

Poor growth and yellowing of older leaves

Question 31

What is the deficiency symptom of phosphorus in a plant?

Answer 31

Poor root growth, young leaves are purple

Question 32

What is the deficiency symptom of potassium in a plant?

Answer 32

Yellow leaves with dead patches

Question 33

What is the deficiency symptom of magnesium in a plant?

Answer 33

Plants turn yellow

Question 34

What is fertiliser?

Answer 34

Chemicals(Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium) applied to soil to replace minerals taken out of the soil

Question 35

Why do farmers use fertilisers

Answer 35

To prevent future crops from suffering from mineral deficiency.

Question 36

Name the parts of the internal structure of a leaf going from the highest point to the lowest point with descriptions of all but the second.

Answer 36

Cuticle(Waxy Layer), Upper Epidermis, Palisade Mesophyll Cells(Contains Chloroplast, Cells are Elongated for Storage), Spongy Mesophyll Cells(Has A Space for Air in the Middle) & Lower Epidermis (Contains Stomata and Guard Cells To Let Air Diffuse into the Leaf).