Photosynthesis summary

6. What word describes a molecule that does not dissolve in water, such as starch?
7. What are the tiny holes in the underside of hte leaf called, which open and close in regulate the flow of gases into and out of the leaf?
8. In what form is glucose stored in the plant in order to avoid disturbing water balance of the cells?
10. What is the name of the special organs found in certain plants to store starch, such as the potato
12. What feature of broad, flat leaves means they can absorb as much light energy as possible?
16. Which plant tissue forms transport vessels in which water and minerals moves from roots to leaves?
18. What plant tissue contains cells arranged in a regular pattern and packed full of chloroplasts?
20. What is most of the glucose from photosynthesis used for?
21. When do plants photosynthesise?

1. What combines with glucose in the plant to make proteins
2. What is the name of the green pigment found in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy?
3. Which plant tissue forms transport vessels in which glucose moves from the leaves to the rest of the plant?
4. What is absorbed by the pigment chlorophyll, necessary for the photosynthesis reaction to occur?
5. What word describes a molecule that dissolves in water, such as glucose?
9. What is the chemical reaction that occurs in plants to fix carbon dioxide and water into glucose, releasing oxygen as a waste product?
11. What layer of the leaf minimises water loss from the leaf by evaporation?
13. What is the name of the organelle in which the photosynthesis reaction occurs?
14. What is the type of specialised cell that increases the surface area to maximise water uptake into the plant
15. What thin layer in the leaf allows light to pass through to reach the palisade layer?
17. When do plants respire?
19. By which process do gases move through the stomata, into and out of the spongy mesophyll?
22. What is the scientific word for sugar, with the chemical formula C6H12O6?