Photosynthesis Equation
What are the reactants of photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide + water
Name one way leaves are specially adapted for photosynthesis
green, thin, large surface area, have veins
Name one factor that can affect the rate of photosynthesis
light intensity, carbon dioxide, temperature
True or False: Plant cells do not do cellular respiration.
false
What is the name of the food the plant makes?
Glucose
What is the nonliving structures through which water and minerals travel up from the roots into the plant.
xylem
What do plants turn glucose into for storage?
Starch
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
Glucose (sugar) and Oxygen
What are the products of photosynthesis?
oxygen + glucose
What do leaves contain that makes them green?
Chlorophyll
What colors of light do plants absorb most for photosynthesis?
blue and red
What are the products of cellular respiration?
water, carbon dioxide, and ATP
What type of energy is needed for photosynthesis?
Light
What is the site of chlorophyll inside the cell?
Chloroplasts
What is the byproduct of photosynthesis?
oxygen
True or False: all living things respire.
True
Name the part of the cell where photosynthesis happens.
Chloroplast
Why do leaves have stomata?
To allow oxygen out and carbon dioxide into the leaf
The photosysnthesis process could be described as comverting ____________ energy to ___________ energy.
radiant, chemical
How many total compounds are in the respiration equation?
C6H12O6 + 6O2 --------> 6H2O + 6CO2 + ATP
4 - glucose, water, carbon dioxide, ATP