Photosyntasis

Question 1

Where does photosynthesis take place

Answer 1

Chlorophyll

Question 2

Equation for photosynthesis

Answer 2

6CO(2) +6H(2)O —-> C(6)H(12)O(6) + 6O2

Carbon dioxide +water -light-> glucose +oxygen

Question 3

What are e 6 factors of photosynthesis

Answer 3

Light intensity 
Carbon dioxide levels 
Temperature 
Amount of chlorophyll in leaf 
Water
Amount of nutrients plant had

Question 4

How do you tests leaf for starch

Answer 4

Boil in water to kill and stop any chemical reaction

Add ethanol to remove chlorophyll which turns leaf white

Was to soften the leaf and hydrate it

Place on white tile

Add iodine (goes from brown to black when starch is present )

Question 5

What does testing a leaf for starch do

Answer 5

Show that glucose from photosynthesis is stored as startch

Question 6

What is the movement of sugar in a leaf called

Answer 6

Translocation

Question 7

Function of xylem

Phloem

Answer 7

Transport water

Transport sugar

Question 8

Structure of epidermis

Answer 8

Keep the structure of the leaf

Question 9

Function of waxy cuticle

Answer 9

Waterproof , stops evaporation , transparent to allow sun to pass

Question 10

Function of stomata

Answer 10

CO2 in O2 out

Controls water loss

Question 11

Function of guard cells

Answer 11

To swell / shrivel to control water loss

Question 12

Function of the pallisade

mesophyll

Answer 12

Contain chlorophyll to carry out photosynthesis

Question 13

Where are meristems found and what are their function

Answer 13

Contains stem cells

At shoots and roots