Reactions In Plants

Question 1

Aerobic Respiration

Answer 1

A type of respiration in which OXYGEN is used to release ENERGY from substances (such as GLUCOSE)

Oxygen + Glucose -> Water + Carbon Dioxide

Question 2

Chlorophyll

Answer 2

The green substance found inside chloroplasts. It traps energy transferred by light.

Question 3

Chloroplast

Answer 3

A green disk containing chlorophyll, found in plant cells. Where the plant makes food, using photosynthesis.

Question 4

Glucose

Answer 4

An important sugar, which is used as a reactant in respiration. It is also a product of photosynthesis.

Question 5

Limiting Factor

Answer 5

A variable that prevents the rate (speed) of a process from becoming any faster.

Question 6

Phloem Vessel

Answer 6

Tube made of living phloem cells that transports dissolved substances (e.g.sugars) around the plant.

Question 7

Photosynthesis

Answer 7

A process that plants use to make their own food. It needs light to work.

Question 8

Product

Answer 8

A new substance made in a chemical reaction. In a word equation, products are written on the right side, after the arrow.

Question 9

Rate

Answer 9

The rate at which something happens it it’s speed.

Question 10

Raw Material

Answer 10

A substance used to make other substances.

Question 11

Reactant

Answer 11

A substance that takes part in a chemical reaction. In a word equation, reactants are written on the left side, before the arrow.

Question 12

Word Equation

Answer 12

And equation in which the names of the reactant(s) are written on the left side, there is an arrow pointing left to right, and the names of the product(s) are written on the right side:
Reactant(s) —> Product(s)
A word equation is a type of model.