Photosynthesis
What do plants produce that people need?
Oxygen
What are the 3 inputs needed for photosynthesis to occur?
Sunlight, water, and CO2
What is found in a food chain that is never a predator?
A producer (plant)
What are the 2 outputs of photosynthesis?
Glucose and oxygen
True or false: both humans and plants do cellular respiration.
What do people produce that plants need?
Carbon Dioxide
How does water get into the plant?
Through the roots
What do we call the giant supercontinent that scientist use to believe existed?
Pangea
Through the stomata on the bottom of the leaf
Where does cellular respiration happen?
In cells
True or false: we need plants and plants need us.
True
How does carbon dioxide get into the plant?
Through the stomata on the bottom of the leaf
Where does all the energy in an ecosystem originate from?
The sun
Where do plants get their oxygen from?
Water (H20)
What are the outputs of cellular respiration?
ATP, CO2, and water
Where does photosynthesis primarily take place?
In the chloroplast in the leaves plant cells
What organelle within the chloroplast captures the sunlight?
Chlorophyll
What is the MAIN difference between physical and chemical changes?
Physical change - NO NEW SUBSTANCE
Chemical change - creates a NEW substance
Carbon Dioxide is an output of photosynthesis. True or False.
False
What are the two inputs needed for cellular respiration to occur?
Glucose and oxygen
What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
For plants to be able to make their own food
Where in the plant cell does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplast
In the chemical equation CH4 + 2O2 --> CO2 + 2H2O. What are the products?
CO2 + 2H2O
What is the chemical formula for glucose?
C6H12O6
What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
To break down glucose into a usable form of energy