LEAF STRUCTURE:

PHOTOSYNTHESIS:
Photosynthesis is ________________________________
_______________________________________________
Equation:

H2O is taken in through the _____________ and travels to the

leaves through the xylem. CO2 enters the leaf through the
_____________ and ________________ to the cells.
The food substance ________________ is produced and is then
stored as ___________________.

LIMITING FACTORS:
A limiting factor ________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

MINERAL REQUIREMENTS:
Needed for

Limiting factors in photosynthesis are:

1.

Nitrate ions

2.

Magnesium ions

These can be overcome in a greenhouse by:

1.
2.

N Fertilisers:
Use
Overuse

Deficiency

LEAF STRUCTURE:
Waxy cuticle
Upper epidermis

PHOTOSYNTHESIS:
Photosynthesis is __the production of organic materials from
inorganic substances using light energy____
Equation:
Carbon dioxide + Water Glucose + Oxygen

Palisade mesophyll
- photosynthesis

Vascular bundle transport

H2O is taken in through the __roots__ and travels to the leaves

Spongy mesophyll
gas exchange

through the xylem. CO2 enters the leaf through the ___stomata__
and ____diffuses__ to the cells.
The food substance ____glucose___ is produced and is then
stored as _____starch____.
Stomate gas
exchange

LIMITING FACTORS:

Lower epidermis

A limiting factor __determines the speed of the reaction. It is the

requirement in the shortest supply._

MINERAL REQUIREMENTS:

Limiting factors in photosynthesis are:

1. Light intensity

Nitrate ions

2. Carbon dioxide concentration

Magnesium ions

These can be overcome in a greenhouse by:

1. Using artificial lights so that light is supplied throughout the day
and night
2. Burning fuels to produce more carbon dioxide

Needed for
N needed for
proteins
Production of
chlorophyll

Deficiency
Poor gowth
Yellow leaves

N Fertilisers:
Use increase N in soil more growth greater yield
Overuse washed into waterways eutrophication