The Photosynthesis Equation

A potato is a tuber. This is the part of the potato plant that grows underground. A tuber stores nutrients. Khalid wants to find out if potato tuber cells contain chloroplasts. Name a piece of apparatus Khalid should use to find out if potato tuber cells contain chloroplasts.

Eimear says: 'Without plants, energy cannot be passed along a food chain : Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
 

Khalid discovers in an experiment that potato tuber cells do not contain chloroplast. Explain why potato tuber cells do not contain chloroplasts.

How is unused glucose stored in a plant?

List two ways in which a plant uses the glucose it makes.

Stomata are tiny holes found on leaves. Name one substance needed for photosynthesis that enters a plant through the stomata.
 

Explain why photosynthesis is described as an endothermic reaction.
 

Giant aroid plants grow on the floor of tropical rainforests in Borneo. Their leaves can measure 3 metres across. Explain why giant aroid plants have such large leaves.
 

Explain why a leaf contains cells packed with chloroplasts.

Why do plants not need to eat other plants or animals? Tick the best reason.

Why is chlorophyll pigment important? Select two options.

What is the name of the green pigment in chloroplasts?

The diagram shows a plant cell from a leaf. Which letter shows a chloroplast?

What do plants need to grow well? Pick two answers