Plants

Question 1

Chloropyll

Answer 1

Is a part of a plant cell that captures light and turns it into food. Its a green substance.

Question 2

Glucose

Answer 2

A very common plant food - sugar.

Question 3

Upper and lower epidermas

Answer 3

Thin layer that supports and protects the leaf.

Question 4

Cuticle

Answer 4

A waxy layer that prevents water being lost from the top of the leaf.

Question 5

Palisade mesophyll

Answer 5

The layer near the top of the leaf so that the palisade cells get plenty of light. Palisade cells contain lots of chloroplast for photosynthesis.

Question 6

Spongy mesophyll

Answer 6

Irregularly shaped cells that provide air spaces that allows gasses to diffuse in and from the cells

Question 7

Chloroplast

Answer 7

The place were photosynthesis takes place

Question 8

Guard cells

Answer 8

Cells that can change shape and open or close the stomata.

Question 9

Stomata

Answer 9

Tiny holes mainly in the lower surface of the leaf were gas exchange occurs.

Question 10

Xylem

Answer 10

Vessels that bring water to the leaf

Question 11

Pholem

Answer 11

Tubes that take glucose to other parts of the plant

Question 12

Chemical equation

Answer 12

6CO +6H O light C H O + 6O
2 2 ————– 6 12 6 2
Chlorophyll

Question 13

Glucose=

Answer 13

C H O

6 12 6

Question 14

Air spaces

Answer 14

This is so that gases can diffuse in and out quickly.

Question 15

Photosynthesis

Answer 15

Is the process by witch plants make carbohydrates from raw materials of water and carbon dioxide using energy from light.