WASSCE Biology · Plant Biology
Photosynthesis and Plant Nutrition
How plants make their own food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water, and the mineral nutrients they need.
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- 1What photosynthesis is and why it matters9 minFree9 minFree
- 2The leaf — the factory of photosynthesis10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 3Chlorophyll and the role of light9 min Plan9 min Plan
- 4Testing a leaf for starch9 min Plan9 min Plan
- 5Showing that light and chlorophyll are needed10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 6Showing that carbon dioxide is needed10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 7Factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 8The fate of glucose — what plants do with their food10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 9Photosynthesis and respiration — two sides of one coin10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 10Why photosynthesis matters — food, oxygen, and the carbon cycle10 min Plan10 min Plan
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