biology

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis

A chemical reaction that takes place inside a plant, producing food for the plant to survive.

Reactant

Substances that react together in a chemical reaction.

Product

Substances that are produced by a chemical reaction.

Carbohydrate

Compounds that are found in living things. Their molecules are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen attoms.

Independent Variable

The variable that is changed during an experiment.

Dependent Variable

The variable that is measured during an experiment.

Stomata

Small holes in the undersides of leaves that allow gas exchange.

Diffusion

The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Adaptations

Special features that help organisms to survive.

Respiration

A chemical reaction that happens in all living cells, it is the way that energy is released from glucose.

Aerobic Respiration

Respiration where oxygen is one of the reactants.

Anaerobic Respiration

Respiration where oxygen is not one f the reactants.

Yeast

single cell fungal organism.

Ventillation

The process of breathing.

Glucose

The sugar produced by photosynthesis and needed for respiration.

Mitochondria

The part of the cell where aerobic respiration happens.

Chloroplasts

The part of the cell where photosynthesis hapens.

Lactic Acid

The product of anaerobic respiration in humans.

Oxygen Debt

The amount of oxygen required to remove the lactic, and replace the body’s reserves of oxygen.

Light

Where the energy for photosynthesis is provided from.

Chlorophyll

Green pigment that is needed for photosynthesis.

Guard cells

Cells found either side of the stomata and control it’s opening and closing.

Xylem

Tissue that carries water and minerals from roots to leaves.

Phloem

Tissue that carries the products of photosynthesis around a plant.

Palisade Mesophyll

The water proof on the outside of a leave.

Spongy Mesophyll

Cells in a leaf that are looesly packed to allow gas exchange.

Anaerobic respiration in animals equation

Glucose = lactic acid

Anaerobic respiration equation in plants and cells

Glucose = ethanol and carbon dioxide

Aerobic respiration equation

Glucose + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water

Photosynthesis equation

Carbon dioxide + water light = glucose + oxygen