Photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis?
The way that plants make food by using sunlight
To carry water up thru the plant & to provide support for the plant
What part of stem carries water and minerals UP to the leaves?
Xylem
What are the two kinds of leaves?
Simple Leaf
Compound Leaf
Ecosystem
A place where living and non-living things interact
What makes plants green?
Chlorophyll
Which type of roots are long and straight?
Taproots
What are the two important roles of the stem?
Support the leaves and flowers
Carry water and food between the roots and leaves.
What happens in the leaf?
Photosynthesis
Population
Members of one kind of living thing in an ecosystem
What part of the plant does photosynthesis take place in?
Which types of roots are thin, with lots of root hairs?
Fibrous
What part of the stem carries food down to the roots?
Phloem
The outermost layer of the leaf
Community
All the populations in an area
What are the 4 things a plant needs to be able to photosynthesize?
Sunlight
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Chlorophyll
What does the xylem carry?
Water and Minerals
Where is the cambium located in a stem?
Between the Xylem and Ploem
Where is the chlorophyll held?
Photosynthesis
The way that plants make food by using sunlight
What type of gas is released from a plant after photosynthesis
Oxygen
What does the Phloem carry?
Food (Glucose)
What happens in the cambium?
New cells are grow
What is the Stoma?
A pore (or opening) in the leaf that opens and closes letting oxygen out and co2 in.
Producer
A living thing that makes its own food