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| Fundamental process in which plants manufacture carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light. |
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| Balanced equation for photosynthesis |
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| 6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
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| A factor in the environment that limits the growth of a plant (e.g. deficiency in CarbonDioxide or Light). |
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| Green house/glass house/poly-tunnel |
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| An artificial environment created inside a house made of glass or plastic. The temperature, light or level of Carbon dioxide can be adjusted so there are no limiting factors. |
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| The Green Pigment in chloroplasts that are in palisade cells in the leaf where photosynthesis happens. |
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| Stomata and Mesophyll cells |
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| Help in gass exchange. CarbonDioxide enters through the stomata, and water diffuses out through the stomata. Mesophyll gives the gases room to move about inside the leaf. |
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| Vascular Bundles (Xylem and Phloem) |
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| Help in Transport and Support. |
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| Transports water and dissolved mineral ions. Movement is always up the xylem. The cells that make up the xylem are dead and therefore have no insides. This makes it a bit like a straw, with a continuous channel running up the middle. |
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| Transports sugars and amino acids. Movement varies from season to season. Up in the winter and early spring, but down in the summer and early autumn. |
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| Where are chloroplasts located in the leaf? |
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| They are located in the Palisade cells, which are towards the top of the leaf. What are these? |
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| What dangers are there of over use of fertilisers? |
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| Eutrophication. When too many of these run off into a lake or stream, algae may grow exponentially and stop other things from growing. What causes this? |
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| Forms part of the chlorophyll molecule. |
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| Chlorosis - the leaves turn yellow (because of lack of chlorophyll). |
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| Required for proteins, especially proteins (including enzymes). Probably has the most effect on plant growth. |
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| Deficiency in Nitrate ions |
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| Plant growth is stunted, stem and leaves turn yellow and plant wilts. |
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