Using Glucose Flashcards
What is the six things glucose is used for?
Fruit, Seeds, Protein Synthesis, Respiration, Storage, Cellulose
Why does fruit taste nice?
Animals eat them and spread seeds out through their faeces
What is glucose and fructose turned into to make fruit?
Sucrose
What is the respiration equation?
Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon Dioxide + Water (+ Energy)
What is glucose combined with to make amino acids?
Nitrates
Why do nuts and seeds contain protein?
Sustain plant in first few days of life
What is soluble glucose converted into?
Insoluble starch
Why is glucose converted into cellulose?
Make cell walls for plant
What is a seed?
Small, embryonic plant
What is the job of the cell wall?
Provides structural support
Allows plant to grow tall
Where is starch in a plant stored?
Roots, stem and cell wall
Where does respiration happen?
Mitochondria
What is the name for fats and oils?
Lipids
Why is starch stored?
For when photosynthesis isn’t happening
What two things are composed of protein?
Enzymes and organelles
Suggest how new plants obtain the energy needed for growth?
Change starch to glucose and use it to release energy in respiration
Where do plants make glucose?
Leaves
Explain why plants no longer need energy once they have grown above the soil?
Use their leaves to make glucose by photosynthesis
