Transcript Photosynthesis

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Where does photosynthesis happen?
Plant cells in the upper surface of leaves have chloroplasts
which contain the green pigment called chlorophyll.
chlorophyll
carbon dioxide
(from the air)
glucose
water
(from the soil)
oxygen
It is chlorophyll, which absorbs light energy from the
Sun, that enables plants to carry out photosynthesis.
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What is needed for photosynthesis?
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Inside a leaf
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What do plants use glucose for?
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Testing leaves for starch
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Does light affect photosynthesis?
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Photosynthesis
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What is the word equation?
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