Photosynthesis and Plant Biology

Front

Recall the word equation for photosynthesis.

Back

Carbon Dioxide + Water → Glucose + Oxygen (sunlight/light over the arrow)

Front

Name the vessels (tubes) that carry water around a plant.

Back

Xylem

Front

Name the tiny holes in the underside of a leaf that lets gasses in/out of a plant.

Back

Stomata/ Stoma.

Front

Describe the role of the spongey mesophyll layer in a leaf.

Back

Lots of air spaces to increase surface area to maximise gas exchange (oxygen out of the leaf / carbon dioxide into the leaf)

Front

What are nitrates used for in plants?

Back

Healthy growth – nitrates contribute to making protein which is important for growth

Front

What happens to a plant if they are deficient in magnesium?

Back

Plant leaves turn yellow.