Photosynthesis Process

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Objective

I can explain how plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce their own nutrition.

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Practice

3 questions

1

Explain how plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis to create their own food.

2

Compare and contrast raw sap and elaborated sap. What role does each play in the plant's nutrition?

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Describe how a plant uses sunlight during photosynthesis. Describe how a plant uses water during photosynthesis. Describe how a plant uses carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

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