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Photosynthesis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where do plants get water? | From the roots |
| How does CO2 enter the plant? | Through pores (stomata) in the leaves |
| How does a plant trap the energy in sunlight? | With chlorophyll in the chloroplasts in the leaf |
| What happens to the sugar that the plant makes? | The sugar is stored or used |
| What happens to the O2 that the plant makes? | Most is released into the atmosphere |
| What are reactants in general? | The ingredients of a chemical reaction. It is what is put into the reaction. The substances to the left of the arrow. |
| What are products (in general)? | What is made in a chemical reaction. The substances to the right of the arrow. |
| What are the reactants of photosynthesis in words? | Water, carbon dioxide, energy from the sun |
| What are the products of photosynthesis in words? | oxygen and sugar (glucose) |
| What are the reactants of photosynthesis by formula? | 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight |
| What are the products of photosynthesis by formula? | 6O2 + C6H12O6 |
| What organelle does photosynthesis happen in? | chloroplast |
| Why does a plant undergo photosynthesis? | To make food in the form of sugar |
| What TYPE of energy is sunlight? | radiant energy |
| Explain the energy transformation in photosynthesis. | Radiant energy from the sun is converted into stored chemical energy |
| What type of energy is sugar? | stored chemical energy |