| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where does the energy we use come from to begin with? | The sun |
| Plants harness energy in what process? | Photosynthesis |
| During photosynthesis, what gets converted into what? | 6 molecules of carbon dioxide and 6 molecules of water get broken up into glucose and six molecules of oxygen gas. |
| What is the formula for glucose? Why is it this? | C6 H12 O6 because there are six carbon atoms, twelve hydrogen atoms, and six oxygen atoms. |
| What is the formula for carbon dioxide, and why is that the formula? | CO2, because there is 1 carbon atom and 2 oxygen atoms. |
| Plants use glucose in a process called what? | Cellular Respiration |
| How do we get get glucose? | From the food we eat |
| During cellular respiration, what gets converted into what? | glucose and 6 oxygen gas molecules get rearranged into six molecules of carbon dioxide and six molecules of water. |
| What happens during cellular respiration? | Energy is released from glucose for our cells to use. |
| What is the cell part where cellular respiration happens? | Mitochondria |
| What is the cell part where photosynthesis occurs? | Chloroplast |
