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Photosynthesis - Coggle Diagram
Photosynthesis
plant cells
chloroplast
An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
chlorophyll
Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
pigment
A coloured chemical compound that absorbs light, producing colour.
Palisade mesophyll cell
Photosynthesis mainly occurs in these cells
stomata
Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can diffuse
xylem
Transport vessels in plants that carry water and minerals from the soil to the leaves
what happens to the glucose produced in photosynthesis? :
converted to starch for seeds leaves and tubers
converted to sucrose to be transported around
used in respiration to release energy
combined with mineral ions
to make proteins and lipids
nutrition.
autotrophic nutrition
It is the mode of nutrition in which organisms make their own organic food
heterotrophic nutrition
Nutrition gained by eating other animals and plants