Year 7
This gas is released by plants during photosynthesis.
Oxygen
The process plants use to make food.
Photosynthesis
The gas plants absorb during photosynthesis.
Carbon dioxide
The organelle where photosynthesis occurs.
Chloroplast
The balanced chemical equation process plants perform to make glucose.
Photosynthesis
This part of the plant absorbs water from the soil.
Roots
The tissue that transports water in plants.
Xylem
The loss of water vapour from leaves.
Transpiration
The role of chlorophyll in plants.
Absorbing light energy
The term for a plant drooping due to water loss.
Wilting
Plants need this from the Sun to make food.
Sunlight
The flower part that produces pollen.
Anther
This mineral helps healthy leaf growth.
Nitrogen
The movement of sugars through a plant.
Translocation
Nutrients needed for protein synthesis in plants.
Nitrates
This green substance helps plants absorb light.
Chlorophyll
The main function of roots.
Absorbing water and minerals
Tiny openings on leaves used for gas exchange.
Stomata
The tissue that transports sugars.
Phloem
A common effect of fungal disease on crops.
Reduced yield
Humans eat this product from plants every day.
Food
Organisms that damage plants are called this.
Pests
Healthy plants are important because they help provide this.
Food security
One major environmental factor that negatively affects plant health.
Climate change
Protecting this helps maintain ecosystem stability.
Biodiversity