Uses of Glucose from Photosynthesis

Question 1

Describe some ways that the glucose produced in
photosynthesis may be used

Answer 1

-To drive the chemical reactions needed to keep organisms alive –
the reactions to build complex carbohydrates, proteins and lipids
from the products of photosynthesis in plants
-Movement-needed for transport of substances in the phloem

Question 2

Explain how plants produce proteins.

Answer 2

Plants absorb nitrates from the soil and use these to build up proteins.