6.4 leaves

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

6.4 Leaves: the green machine

Aim:

What are leaves and what is their function?

How does photosynthesis take place?

Photosynthesis

Sunlight

Carbondioxide

Glucose

Oxygen

Water

Where are the stomata found in a water plant?

1. at the bottom of the leaf (facing the water)
2. at the top of the leaf (facing the air)

Photosynthesis

Glucose

carbondioxide

oxygen

Water

sunlight

What are limiting factors?

1. a factor that can not be increased
2. the factor that limits the reaction rate in any process (like photosynthesis)