Importance of Plants and Photosynthesis

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Importance of Plants on Earth

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Plants are essential for life on Earth, as they produce oxygen and serve as the base of the food chain.

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How do plants make energy?

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Plants make energy through the process of photosynthesis, using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

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Photosynthesis Input

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Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll in chloroplasts.

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Photosynthesis Output

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Glucose, starch, and oxygen.

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What is glucose?

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Glucose is a simple sugar that provides instant energy to living organisms.

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What is starch?

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Starch is a complex carbohydrate that stores excess glucose in plants.

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What is turgidity?

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Turgidity is the state of a cell when it is filled with water, making the cell wall rigid.

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What is flaccidity?

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Flaccidity is the state of a cell when it loses water, causing it to shrink.

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What are stomata?

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Stomata are tiny openings in the epidermis of leaves that allow for gas exchange.

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Role of Stomata in Photosynthesis

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Stomata allow carbon dioxide to enter the leaf for photosynthesis and release oxygen.