PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Photosynthesis
● Plants make their own food by
photosynthesis.
● This process is a chemical
reaction that uses light energy

● The word photosynthesis

comes from the Greek
language:
1) ‘photo’ means ‘light’
2) ‘synthesis’ means ‘putting
together’
Photosynthesis Equation
Energy Transfer

● Light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll - a green substance found in

chloroplasts in green plant cells and algae
● Absorbed light energy is used to convert carbon dioxide (from the air) and
water (from the soil) into a sugar called glucose.
Uses of Glucose

➢ Used for energy

➢ Stored as starch
➢ Used to make proteins and other organic substances
➢ Changed to sucrose for transport

Why glucose is stored in the form of starch?

Testing
leaves for
starch
Deficiency symptoms
Mineral salts and healthy plant growth
Why do plants wilt?
PLANT AND
WATER
 Water for support
1) Plant cell store a lot of
water in their vacuoles.
2) Turgid cell–
• contains water in the
cell (strong and firm).
• Makes the whole plant
firm and well-
supported.
3) Flaccid cell –
• loses water and
becomes soft and
Water for transport
Water for cooling
Water for photosynthesis
Why are flowers so colourful?
 Reproduction
Reproduction is the biological process by which new
individual organisms – "offspring" – are produced
from their "parents".
Flowers – reproductive organ
■ Reproductive Structure : Flower ( in
Plants )

■ Androecium
(Stamen) – Male
reproductive part
■ Gynoecium
(Carpel) –
Female
reproductive part
POLLINATION

● Pollination is the
transfer of pollen
grains from an anther
to a stigma.
Does the pollination occur only between
two flowers of same type?
Does that mean pollination occurs between
two flowers borne on the same plant?
TYPES OF POLLINATION
How does pollination takes
place?
Different pollinators
Identify Insect and wind pollinated flowers