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What is the word equation for photosythesis? |
Water Sunlight Glucose R { _______ ____________ __________ }P Carbon Chlorophyll Oxygen Dioxide It is the same for respiration but the P and R are the other way around. |
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What are 3 external features of a leaf? |
1. Large and flat: The leaves are tall and flat because it makes it easier to absorb sunlight, water and other forms of nutrients. 2. Petiol: Leaf is connected to the stem. The petiol turns the leaf to face the sunlight. 3. Veins: The veins are located on the back of the leaf and take the nutrients to other parts of the plant. |
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What are the parts of the leaf? |
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What are 2 internal features of a leaf? |
Stomata: The stomata lets the carbon dioxide into the leaf and the water vapour out. Paliside layer: It contains lots of chloroplasts which absorb the sunlight. |
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What substance does Benedict Solution test for? |
Benedicts Solution tests for glucose |
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What result would you get if you put a plant in the dark and then tested it for glucose? |
The colour of the Benedicts Solution would stay blue instead of turning brick, red because there isn't any glucose in the plant. |
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What are 2 functions of a root? |
• They collect nutrients and water from the soil • Anchors the plant to the soil. |
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What important process happens in the root hairs? |
Osmosis
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What is the definition of osmosis? |
Osmosis is the process which water is transported from a high concentration (soil) to a low concentration (roots) through a semi permiable membrane. |
