VIP OXYGEN
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1. |
For
plants to photosynthesize what do they need? |
Carbon
dioxide water sunlight
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2. |
What
chemical could be used to take away carbon dioxide from a plant in a
controlled test? |
potassium
hydroxide
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3. |
If
a plant is left in the dark for some time, what to the happens to the
amount of starch stored? |
amount
of starch reduces
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4.
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Minerals
and vitamins are needed for healthy plant growth. How do they enter the
plant? |
dissolved
in water through the roots
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5. |
If
a plant’s leaves become yellow and withered what elements could it be
in need of? |
iron
magnesium, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium |
6. |
What
name is given to the process in which a living thing burns oxygen? |
respiration
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7. |
Where
does the oxygen come from'? |
the
air
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8. |
How
is the sun's energy
transmitted to us |
radiation
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9.
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Neither
plants or animals use the gas that makes up the most of air directly.
What is it? |
nitrogen
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10. |
We
breathe in oxygen through our lungs.
How does fuel we need enter our bodies? |
We
eat and then digest
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11. |
How
is the fuel, oxygen arid waste gases moved around in our bodies? |
Blood
system
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12. |
How
do the waste gases leave our bodies? |
Through
the lungs
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13 |
What
are products of photosynthesis? |
oxygen
and starch
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14. |
How
can we test for carbon dioxide gas? |
lime
water turns milky
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15. |
How
can we test for oxygen gas? |
a
glowing relights – it relights |
16. |
What
turns white copper sulphate blue? |
water
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