IGCSE BIOLOGY
B4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Before you start look back at 9CD Plants and Photosynthesis.
If you only remember one thing: Photosynthesis: CARBON DIOXIDE + WATER -----LIGHT ENERGY AND CHLOROPHYLL-------> GLUCOSE + OXYGEN
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This is the fourth of the 11 Biology units:
B1. Characteristics of Living Organisms B2. Cells B3. Enzymes B4. Nutrition B5. Transportation B6. Respiration B7. Coordination and Response B8. Reproduction B9. Inheritance B10. Energy Flow in Ecosystems B11. Human Influences on the Ecosystem |
B4 LESSON 5: PHOTOSYNTHESIS BASICS
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You can download the leaf cross section below to save you having to draw it.
Image credit: H McKenna (2006) Leaf anatomy.svg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leaf_anatomy.svg Accessed: 12th November 2013
Image credit: H McKenna (2006) Leaf anatomy.svg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leaf_anatomy.svg Accessed: 12th November 2013
EXTRA RESOURCES
- Look at this Photosynthesis Animation from PBS (Click on Launch Interactive)
- The Photosynthesis Song
- Another photosynthesis song
B4 LESSON 6: RATE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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