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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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