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Photosynthesis And Leaf Structure

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Photosynthesis Overview

  • Photosynthesis is the process by which plants manufacture carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light.
  • Raw materials: carbon dioxide and water.
  • Energy is obtained when chlorophyll traps light energy from the Sun.
  • Word equation: carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen.
  • Glucose stores chemical energy; oxygen is a waste product.

Photosynthesis word equation

Chlorophyll and Chloroplasts

  • Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in chloroplasts.
  • It reflects green light, giving plants their green colour.
  • Chlorophyll absorbs light energy and transfers it into chemical energy during carbohydrate synthesis.
  • Chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis.

Chlorophyll within chloroplasts

Use and Storage of Carbohydrates (Extended)

  • Glucose is converted into starch for storage.
  • Glucose is converted into cellulose for cell walls.
  • Glucose is used in respiration to release energy.
  • Glucose is converted to sucrose for transport in phloem.
  • Carbohydrates can also be converted into lipids and amino acids.

Uses of glucose in plants

Mineral Requirements (Extended)

  • Plants need nitrate ions to make amino acids (proteins).
  • Plants need magnesium ions to make chlorophyll.
  • Nitrate deficiency causes stunted growth.
  • Magnesium deficiency causes yellow leaves (chlorosis).

Mineral ions plants need

Mineral ions plants needIonFunctionDeficiencyMagnesiumMakes chlorophyllYellow leaves (chlorosis)NitrateMakes amino acidsStunted growth

Testing Leaves for Starch

  • Starch is stored in chloroplasts; testing for starch indicates photosynthesis.
  • Procedure: kill leaf in boiling water → remove chlorophyll with hot ethanol → soften in water → add iodine solution.
  • Starch turns iodine blue-black; no starch leaves orange-brown.
  • Variegated leaves show that chlorophyll is needed: only green areas turn blue-black.
  • Destarch a plant by placing in darkness for 24 hours before testing for light or CO₂ need.

Testing a leaf for starch

Investigating Requirements for Photosynthesis

  • Light: partially cover a destarched leaf with foil; after sunlight, covered area stays orange-brown (no starch).
  • Carbon dioxide: place destarched plant in bell jar with sodium hydroxide (absorbs CO₂); leaf stays orange-brown.
  • Control plant with water in bell jar turns blue-black.
  • Chlorophyll: variegated leaf test (see above).

Investigating the need for carbon dioxide

Environmental Factors Affecting Rate

  • Light intensity: increases rate up to a point (limiting factor).
  • Carbon dioxide concentration: increases rate up to a point.
  • Temperature: increases rate up to optimum; above optimum, enzymes denature and rate falls.
  • Use aquatic plants (e.g.,×Elodea×) to measure oxygen bubbles per minute.
  • Keep other variables constant for a fair test; use a water bath to control temperature.

Investigating light intensity and rate of photosynthesis

Gas Exchange in Plants (Extended)

  • Plants respire all the time (O₂ in, CO₂ out).
  • During daylight, photosynthesis rate > respiration rate; net CO₂ in, O₂ out.
  • At night, respiration > photosynthesis; net O₂ in, CO₂ out.
  • Hydrogencarbonate indicator changes colour with CO₂ concentration: purple (low CO₂), red (medium), yellow (high).

Gas exchange in plants, day and night

Balanced Chemical Equation (Extended)

  • 6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ (with light energy and chlorophyll).
  • This is the reverse of aerobic respiration.

Balanced photosynthesis equation

Leaf Structure and Adaptations

  • Leaves have a large surface area to absorb light.
  • Leaves are thin for efficient gas diffusion.
  • Cuticle: waxy layer reduces water loss.
  • Upper epidermis: transparent to let light through.
  • Palisade mesophyll: packed with chloroplasts for photosynthesis.
  • Spongy mesophyll: air spaces for gas circulation.
  • Stomata (pores) allow gas exchange; guard cells control opening/closing.
  • Vascular bundles (xylem and phloem) transport water, minerals, and sugars.

Leaf cross-section structure

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  1. 1.What is the main pigment involved in photosynthesis?

    Easy
    • AChlorophyll
    • BCarotene
    • CXanthophyll
    • DAnthocyanin
  2. 2.Name the two raw materials needed for photosynthesis.

    Easy
  3. 3.Oxygen is a waste product of photosynthesis.

    Easy

    True or false?

  4. 4.Complete the word equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water → glucose + ___

    Easy

    carbon dioxide + water → glucose + ____

  5. 5.Which part of a leaf contains the most chloroplasts?

    Easy
    • ASpongy mesophyll
    • BPalisade mesophyll
    • CLower epidermis
    • DCuticle
  6. 6.Match the leaf structure to its function.

    Medium
    • Cuticle
    • Stomata
    • Spongy mesophyll
    • Reduces water loss
    • Allows gas exchange
    • Contains air spaces for gas diffusion
  7. 7.Arrange the following steps in the correct order to test a leaf for starch: (A) boil leaf in water, (B) add iodine, (C) boil leaf in ethanol, (D) rinse leaf.

    Medium
    • A
    • C
    • D
    • B
  8. 8.State two environmental factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis.

    Medium

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