Photosynthesis

The Way plants make their own food

StomatesO Small openning on the underside of

the leaf that open and close

Carbon dioxideO Carbon dioxide enters the leaf

through the stomates

rootsO Roots absorb water from the ground

and send it up to the leaves through the stem (xylem tubes)

chloroplastO Chloroplasts are cell organelles that

hold the chlorophyll

chlorophyllO Chlorophyll is the green substance

that captures the energy from the sun

The processO Chlorophyll captures energy from the

sun

Carbondioxide

O Carbon dioxide comes into the leaf from the stomates as water is let out

Making of sugarO The energy from the sun breaks

about the water molecule which gets mixed with the carbon dioxide to make simple sugar

Waste productO The waste product of photosynthesis

is oxygen, which allows us to exist