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26 Cards in this Set
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Most of the plant's food is made in the _____.
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leaves
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____ of the food we eat comes directly from photosynthesis.
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2/3
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Name two things photosynthesis produces:
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1.food for the plant
2.oxygen for the air |
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Green plants that make food are known as ___.
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producers
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Animals and humans that eat plants are called ____.
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consumers
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Plant-eating animals are called _______.
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herbivores
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Meat-eating animals are called ___.
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carnivores
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________ means "putting together with light".
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Photosynthesis
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Sunlight is absorbed by plants by tiny strucutures in the cell called ____.
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chloroplasts
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Chloroplast are chemical factories which contain ___.
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chlorophyll
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____ is the green pigment of the plant.
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Chlorophyll
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Chlorophyll absorbs light energy to form a chemical called ______.
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ATP
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When chemical energy is released from ATP, a simple sugar called ___is produced.
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glucose
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Water is broken down into ___ and ____ molecules by light energy.
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hydrogen and oxygen molecules
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Carbon dioxide enters the plant through the ___.
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stomata
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_______ means "little mouths"
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stomata
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When the plant combines hydrogen and carbon dioxide, ____ is produced.
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glucose
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Plants take excess glucose and convert it into _____.
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starches
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_______ is a complex chain of glucose units.
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starches
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6CO2 +6H2O + energy ->____+__
carbon dioxide + water +energy |
C6H12O6 + 6O2
glucose + oxygen |
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Glucose is used in the production of several important compounds.
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1.fats
2.cellulose 3.vitamins |
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_____ is a carbohydrate found in the cell wall of plants.
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cellulose
(cellulose makes paper) |
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Food made in plants is broken down in a reverse process known as _________.
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respiration
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Respiration releases ____ that is used by the plant to carry out life processes (cellular activity).
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energy
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Energy released during respiration is stored in ___.
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ATP
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______ occurs only during the day; but ______ occurs all day and night.
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Photosynthesis
Respiration |
