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question loop – plants
Q
What is the equation
for photosynthesis?
A
Phloem.
Q
What is the source of
energy needed for
photosynthesis?
A
Carbon dioxide + water =
glucose + oxygen.
Q
What is the name of
A
the green pigment that
captures sunlight?
Sunlight.
Q
Where exactly is
chlorophyll found?
Chlorophyll.
Q
Name three things that A
can limit the rate of
photosynthesis.
In the chloroplasts.
Q
Why do plants convert
some glucose into
starch?
A
Light, temperature and
carbon dioxide.
Q
Why do plants convert
some glucose into
cellulose?
A
It is insoluble, so it can be
stored.
Q
Why do plants need
nitrates?
A
It is used to make cell
walls.
A
question loop – plants
Q
What does a plant need to
help with the reactions of
photosynthesis and
respiration?
A
For growth.
Q
What does a plant look
like if it is deficient in
phosphate?
A
Phosphate.
Q
Plant roots grow
towards water so they
are…
A
It has poor roots and
purple leaves.
Q
Plant shoots are
negatively geotrophic
which means…
A
Positively hydrotrophic.
Q
What do humans use
plant hormones for?
A
They grow against the
force of gravity.
Q
How does water enter a A
plant?
Cuttings, controlling fruit
ripening and killing weeds.
Q
What is transpiration?
Through the root hair
cells, by osmosis.
Q
Why do plants in dry
A
areas have a thick waxy
cuticle?
A
The loss of water vapour
from the leaves.
question loop – plants
Q
What is the name of
the holes through
which transpiration
occurs?
How is the size of
stomata controlled?
A
To prevent water loss by
evaporation from the leaf
surface.
A
Stomata.
Q
How does water
provide support for a
plant?
A
By guard cells.
Q
What is the name of
the tissue that carries
sugar in a plant?
A
By increasing the pressure
inside cells and maintaining
their turgor.
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