10.1.5 Photosynthesis and testing leaves for starch

• Photosynthesis


  The process by which plants make carbohydrates using light energy from the sun
• What happens to the glucose made in photosynthesis


  1. Used in respiration to release energy

  2. Converted to sucrose for transport around the plant

  3. Converted to cellulose to make cell walls

  4. Made into nectar that attract insects to flowering plants

  5. Converted to starch for storage
• Chloroplast


  • Often have lots of starch grains in them (storage of glucose)
• Ethanol is flammable
• Variegated leaves