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Mind Map by Evangeline Taylor, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Evangeline Taylor
over 10 years ago
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How Plants use
Glucose
- 1. For Respiration
- Plants manufacture
glucose int their leaves
- Use some of the
glucose for respiration
- Release energy which it can covert
the rest pf the gulcoseinto other
useful substance
- To produce the substance, it
needs to gather a few mineral from
the soil
- To produce the substance, it
needs to gather a few mineral from
the soil
- Plants manufacture
glucose int their leaves
- 2. Making Cell Walls
- Glucose converted into
cellulose for making strong
cell walls
- Especially in a rapidly growing plant
- Especially in a rapidly growing plant
- Glucose converted into
cellulose for making strong
cell walls
- 3. Making Protein
- Glucose combined with nitrate ion ( from the
soil) to made Amino acid
- Which are then made into proteins
- Which are then made into proteins
- Diagram of a amino acid
- Glucose combined with nitrate ion ( from the
soil) to made Amino acid
- 4. Stored in Seeds
- Glucose is turned into lipids (fats and oils) for storing in seeds
- Seed also contain starch
- Seed also contain starch
- Glucose is turned into lipids (fats and oils) for storing in seeds
- 5. Stored as Starch
- Glucose is turned into starch
and store in the roots, stems
and leaves
- Starch is insoluble
- Which makes it much better for storing
than glucose
- Which makes it much better for storing
than glucose
- Starch is insoluble, so it doesn't effect the water
potential in the plant. Glucose does dissolve in
water, which would effect the water potential.
- Glucose is turned into starch
and store in the roots, stems
and leaves
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