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The Flowering Plant and Photosynthesis
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- 1What are the functions of the root?*To anchor the plant in the ground
*To absorb water and minerals from the soil. - 2What are the functions of the stem?*To hold up the leaves, flowers and fruit.
*To carry water and nutients through the plant.
*To help plant get sunlight - 3What are the functions of the leaf?*To produce food and oxygen by the process of photosynthesis.
*To allow the exchange of gases. - 4What are the parts of the leaf?*Root, Stem, Leaf & Flower
- 5What are the functions of the flower?*The sexual reproduction of the plant
- 6What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis?*Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy -->Glucose + Oxygen
- 7Importance of photosynthesis?*It produces food (glucose) needed by both plants and animals.
*It produces oxygen gas needed for respiration.
*It removes carbon dioxide from the air, helping to reduce the 'greenhouse effect' - 8What energy conversion takes place during photosynthesis?*Light Energy --> Chemical Energy
- 9What is the name of the part of a plant that is above ground?*The name given is the 'shoot'
- 10What energy is abosorbed and used for photosynthesis?*Chlorophll
- 11What happens during photosynthesis?During photosynthesis, water and carbon dioxide are turned into glucose and oxygen
- 12What form is glucose stored in plants?Glucose is stored by plants in the form of starch
- 13What is photosynthesis?Photosynthesis is a form of energy conversion where light energy is turned into chemical energy
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