Photosynthesis 1
What is H2O?
water
What do we call the little holes on plant leaves that are used to breathe?
Stomata
Plants and other organisms that can produce their own food are known as what?
Producers
Where does Glucose go?
To the plant for food or stored for later energy
What is the chemical formula for Carbon Dioxide
CO2
What is another word for sugar that plant use as food?
glucose
what is CO2?
Carbon Dioxide
What does the process of photosynthesis create?
glucose for food and oxygen
How does sunlight enter the leaves
chloroplasts
What part of the plant absorbs sunlight?
the leaves
Where does photosynthesis take place inside the leaves?
chloroplast
what is O2?
Oxygen
Plants usually store sugar called?
glucose
How does water enter into a plant?
through the roots
What are the products of photosynthesis
glucose and oxygen
the process that uses energy from the sun to make food
photosynthesis
Photosynthesis uses light energy, carbon dioxide, and ______ to produce oxygen and sugar.
Water
Where does oxygen exit the plant from to be released into the air?
leaf
Where is the chlorophyll located?
in the chloroplasts
What is photosynthesis?
the process producers use to make food
What is the by-product of photosynthesis?
oxygen
What is the green pigment that gives plants their green color called?
chlorophyll
The green chemical inside the chloroplasts that absorbs and stores energy from the sun.
chlorophyll
What are the "ingredients" needed for photosynthesis to occur?
Water, Carbon Dioxide, and Sunlight
(minerals can be added also)
Who/What benefits from photosynthesis besides the plant?
people or animals -they receive oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis.