Question | Answer |
What is photosynthesis? | The way in which green plants make food |
What is the name of the food that is produced | glucose |
What gas is needed for photosynthesis | carbon dioxide |
What liquid is needed for photosynthesis | water |
Name the green dye needed for photosynthesis | chlorophyll |
What source of energy is needed for photosynthesis | light |
What are the sources of carbon dioxide? | Burning fossil fuels, respiration |
What other product is made? | Oxygen |
Can you write down the equation for photosynthesis? | yes ;-) or no :-( |
What is glucose used for? | 1. to provide energy for respiration
2. to form starch
3. to form cellulose |
What happens to the oxygen? | It leaves the plant and enters the atmosphere and some is used for respiration in the leaf. |
What is a tropism? | A change in growth in response to an outside stimulus |
What is phototropism? | Phototropism is the way in which a plant changes it's growth in response to light |
How would you show it? | shoe box, 3 sections, petri dishes, cotton wool, seeds. |
What is geotropism? | The way in which a plant changes it's growth in response to gravity |
How could you demonstrate this? | beaker, seeds, filter paper, compost. |