plant functions what do stems & leaves do for a plant???
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Plant Functions
What do stems & leaves do for a plant???
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Stems
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Transport of Materials
• Phloem (2)– Carries sugars (food) up
& down in plant
• Xylem (1)– Carries water & mineral
up from roots to all parts of plants
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Leaves
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Photosynthesis
• Leaves collect sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make sugar (food) for the plant
• The chemical equation for this process is
6 H2O + 6 CO2 C6H12O6 + 6 O2
sugar
Sun en
ergy
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Respiration
• Leaves break down sugars to get energy
• This process releases excess water as waste
• The chemical equation is
• C6H12O6 + 6 O2 energy + 6 H2O + 6 CO2
Ener
gy re
leas
ed
To h
elp
plan
t gro
w
sugar
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Transpiration
• Taking in CO2 and releasing O2 and H2O as waste products after respiration