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Unit 1: Life Energy

Plants use photosynthesis to convert light energy from the sun, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose, which is food for the plant. Photosynthesis requires three limiting factors: water absorbed through the roots and transported to the leaves, carbon dioxide that enters the leaves through stomata, and light energy from the sun that is absorbed by the chlorophyll in leaves.

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Unit 1: Life Energy

Plants use photosynthesis to convert light energy from the sun, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose, which is food for the plant. Photosynthesis requires three limiting factors: water absorbed through the roots and transported to the leaves, carbon dioxide that enters the leaves through stomata, and light energy from the sun that is absorbed by the chlorophyll in leaves.

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UNIT 1

LIFE ENERGY

LESSON 1: SUN,
SOURCE OF ENERGY
STORED FOOD

Photosynthesis
the process by which the chlorophyll in the leaves of

plants capture light energy which they then use to change


carbon dioxide and water into food. This plant food is
called glucose.

LIMITING FACTORS: 3 things a plant


needs for photosynthesis
Water
Carbon dioxide
Light energy from the sun

WATER
Plants absorb water through

their roots.
The water then goes from
the roots up the stem to the
leaves.

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CARBON
DIOXIDE
Carbon dioxide enters

through the bottom part of


the leaves---STOMATA
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SUNLIGHT
The green leaves of a plant

absorb light energy from


the Sun.
The plant uses the light
energy to manufacture food
from carbon dioxide and
water.

Plants use the light energy from the Sun to change

carbon dioxide and water into food.

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