gas exchange in the plants

Cards (6)

  • what are the adaptations on leaves for gas exchange
    the leaf is flat and thin , air spaces , mesophyll walls are moist and stomatal pores
  • what is the advantage of the leaf being flat and thin
    a shorter diffusion pathway
  • what is the advantage of the leaf being moist
    it allows gasses to dissolve
  • what is the advantage of the leaf having stomatal pores

    for gas exchange
  • what is the formula for respiration
    C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
  • what is the formula for photosynthesis
    6CO2+6H2O->C6H12O6+6O2