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Biology B3.1 A - Making food
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- 1What is a producer?Something that makes it's own food.
- 2What are the reactants & products of photosynthesis?Reactants: Light & Carbon dioxide
Products: Glucose & oxygen - 3What is the balanced equation for photosynthesis?6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
- 4What are the two stages in photosynthesis?!st: Light breaks up water into hydrogen & oxygen & oxygen is released as a waste product.
2nd: Carbon dioxide reacts with hydrogen to form glucose - 5What are organelles in leaf cells?Chloroplasts
- 6What do chloroplasts contain?Chlorophyll
- 7What is chlorophyll?A pigment that absorbs light & splits water into hydrogen & oxygen.
- 8What energy stores are involved in photosynthesis & where do they happen?Nuclear - The Sun
Chemical - Molecules of glucose + oxygen - 9What type of process is photosynthesis?Endothermic
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- GCSE Biology (B3 - Living together - Food & ecosystems) Flashcards on Biology B3.1 A - Making food, created by lily bevan on 05/12/2017.
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