A | B |
Carbon dioxide | Gas used during photosynthesis |
Oxygen | Gas produced during photosynthesis |
Water | Used during photosynthesis and obtained from the roots |
Xylem | Carries water to the leaves |
Chlorophyll | Light absorbing pigment |
Glucose | Six carbon sugar made during photosynthesis |
Sunlight | Source of energy for photosynthesis |
Chloroplast | Contains chlorophyll |
Cuticle | Top and bottom surface of leaves |
Epidermis | Top and bottom layers of cells in a leaf |
Wax | Chemical which makes cuticle waterproof |
Evaporation | Stopped by waxy cuticle |
Palisade | Cells which are the main site of photosynthesis |
Spongy | Description of cells which are surrounded by air spaces |
Photosynthesise | Only the palisade, spongy and guard cells do this |
Transparent | Property of the upper epidermis |
Stomata | Pores in a leaf |
Guard cells | Bend open when turgid (full of water) |
Underneath | Where you find most stomata on a leaf |
Xylem | Transports water and minerals |
Phloem | Transports sucrose and other organic molecules |
Sucrose | Main sugar found in the phloem |
Air spaces | Help diffusion in the spongy layer |
Absorption | Happens to light in a chloroplast |
Reflected | Happens to green light on a leaf |
Light intensity | Limits the rate of photosynthesis when it's warm and there is plenty of carbon dioxide |
Temperature | Limits photosynthesis when there is plenty of light and carbon dioxide |
Enzymes | Work slowly when its cold |
Limiting factor | Name given to something which can slow down the rate of photosynthesis |
Storage | What starch is used for |
Respiration | Process which converts glucose and oxygen to carbon dioxide and water |
Support | What cell walls are for |
Cellulose | Used to make cell walls |
Nitrogen | Element in all proteins which is not in sugars |
Protein | If a plant has nitrates it can combine them with sugar to make this molecule |
Phosphorus | Element needed to make DNA as well as C, H, O and N |
Magnesium | Metal atom at the centre of a chlorophyll molecule |
Ethanol | Chemical used in experiments to remove the green colour from leaves |
Iodine | Chemical used to test for starch |
Bubbles | What you count to see how fast a pond plant photosynthesises |