The Plant Kingdom- Growing Flashcards
Write out the process of photosynthesis
Sunlight+water+ carbon dioxide= glucose+ oxygen .
What is photosynthesis
The process in which plants create their own food using water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide so that they are able to reproduce
They also give off oxygen in this process
Name 4’nutrients plants need
Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium
WHat do they do when they lack th de nutrients in their soil
Become carnivore is sand catch insects that they then dissolve and digest to take in the nutrients they’re missing
How do they get sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
Sunlight- leaves
Wat r- through roots
Carbon dioxide- via small pores on the underside of the leaves
Name two examples of plants that are carnivorous
Venus fly trap and pitcher plants