Plant Nutrition

• CO2 diffuses into the leaves by the stomata
• 6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
• Co2 + Water → Glucose + Oxygen
• Less chlorophyll = less photosynthesis
• High ish temperature = more photosynthesis, but if its too hot, the enzymes denature
• higher light intensity → more photosynthesis
• more CO2 → more photosynthesis
• glucose can make starch, cellulose, amino acids, and oils + fats
• glucose is used for cellular respiration to release energy
• H2O is taken up by the roots and transported to the leaves via the xylem
• Photosynthesis takes place in chloroplasts
• Chlorophyll (a pigment in the chloroplast) absorbs light energy, and uses it to convert co2 + water → glucose + oxygen
• Translocation = the transport of sugars
• Transpiration = the transport of water
• phloem = transport sugars
• Phloem tubes :

  phloem cells that arranged end to end to form a tube