Photosynthesis & Food Chains

Question 1

What is Photosynthesis

Answer 1

The process in which plants make food using light as a source of energy

Question 2

What happens to the sugar

Answer 2

It is converted into starch for storage, sucrose for transport and cellulose for cell walls. Some is combined with nitrogen to make amino acids

Question 3

What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis

Answer 3

6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2.

Question 4

What are variegated leaves?

Answer 4

Leaves with pale and green parts

Question 5

What are all the participants in the Food chain ; what do they consume

Answer 5

Producers are the green plants, Herbivores consume the green plants , Carnivores eat meat, Omnivores eat both plant matter and meat.

Question 6

What are the trophic (feeding) levels

Answer 6

Plants are producers
Herbivores are consumers
Carnivores are SECONDARY consumers
Omnivores feed at two or more trophic levels