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Flashcards by francesca graham, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by francesca graham
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What are the 5 ways that plants use glucose? | Respiration Making cell walls Making proteins Stored in seeds Stored in starch |
| Where do plants make glucose? | In their leaves. |
| What is glucose converted into to make cell walls? | Cellulose. |
| What is glucose combined with to make amino acids? | Nitrate ions. |
| What is the glucose turned into to store it into seeds? | lipids (fats and oils). |
| Where in the plant is the starch stored? | Roots, stems and leaves. |
| why is starch better to store than glucose? | Because it is insoluble. |
| When is the starch out to use? | When photosynthesis isn't happening, such as in the winter. |
| What happens to cells that hold lots of glucose? | They draw in lots of water and swell up. |
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