Glucose

• Photosynthesis


  Carbon dioxide + water + light energy → Glucose + Oxygen
• Respiration


  Process that releases energy from glucose in the mitochondria
• Photosynthesis only produces glucose during the day


  Plant cells respire all the time, including at night
• Starch


  Insoluble storage molecule made from glucose, which can be converted back to glucose when needed
• Fats and oils


  Storage form of energy made from glucose in many plants
• Cellulose


  Molecule in the plant cell wall that gives it strength, made from glucose
• Amino acids


  Made from glucose, used by plants to synthesize proteins
• Peas are a good protein source
• Plants need to absorb nitrate ions from the soil to make amino acids from glucose