Download S2 Science – Plants and the Environment – Homework 1 Name

S2 Science – Plants and the Environment – Homework 3 Name ………………………………………..
Date this is due in ……………………………………..
Please complete all the questions, in full, on this sheet. If you have any problems with this work then
please come and ask before the work is due to be handed in and not during lesson times.
1
Give two definitions for the word staple.
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b. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2
Potatoes are a staple food in Britain. Bread is a staple food in France. Name the main staple
food in most of India.…………………………………………………………
3
Draw a labelled diagram of this plant.(in pencil)
4
Which part of this plant is eaten?
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5
The part of the plant which is eaten is full of a chemical which turns iodine black. What is the
name of the chemical? …………………………………………..
6
This part of the plant is eaten because it is full of energy. Where did the plant get this energy
from? ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7
What is the process called by which the plant uses this energy to build glucose and starch?
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8
Name four things which have to present before a plant cell can carry this out?
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9
Which gas is given out by plants when they are in sunlight?……………………………………
10
Where did you find this information? Give full details of all books, websites and other sources
used.
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