Vocabulary
'The process'
Respiration
Complete the sentences
This or That
100

The process plants use to make food 

Photosynthesis

100
What is the first process of photosynthesis? 
The roots absorb water and minerals 
100
When does the plant release CO2

At night 

100
All plants are ____ things. 

living.

100

What process is this? 

Photosynthesis 

200

The green substance plants create in their leaves to help absorb sunlight?

Chlorophyll

200

What is the second part of photosynthesis?

The raw sap (water/minerals) travel up the stem to the leaves 
200

When does the plant breathe in oxygen?

At night

200

____ ______ is a combination of water and minerals. 

Raw sap

200

What helps the leaf absorb solar energy? 

Chlorophyll 

300

Water and minerals create this substance 

Raw sap 

300

What happens in the third part? 

The Raw Sap combines with the COand Solar energy to create elaborated sap. 

300
When does respiration occur? 
Both day and night
300

At night, plants breathe in ____ and expel _____. 

oxygen, carbon dioxide 

300

What is missing?

minerals 

400

Another name for sunlight 

Solar Energy

400

What does the plant release? 

Oxygen 

400

When does photosynthesis occur? 

Only during the day

400
____ is performed only during the day. 

photosynthesis

400

Describe the steps for a plant to grow

First the roots absorb minerals and water from the soil and create raw sap


Then the raw sap travels up the stem to the leaves where they join with CO2 and solar energy. 

This creates elaborated sap which feeds the plant and releases oxygen for us

500

The name of food plants create

elaborated sap

500

Describe the entire process of photosynthesis

1. The roots absorb water and minerals from the SOIL

2. This mixture creates raw sap. The raw sap travels up the stem to the leaves

3. In the leaves, the raw sap combines with COand Oxygen to create elaborated sap.

4. The plant releases oxygen 

500

Tell us the difference between respiration and photosynthesis. 

Photosynthesis happens only during the day because the plant needs sunlight.

Respiration happens both during the day and at night 

500

Plants must _____ to live. 

breathe or have nutrients

500

What is happening in this picture? 

Respiration 

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