UNIT 3

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3.1 The
All organisms need energy to carry
Importance of 01 out their life processes
Plants
3.1 The Where can we get the energy
Importance of 01 that is needed to carry out life
Plants processes?

02 From the food that we eat

Why plants Plants are important
are because they can make
important? their own food from
simple substances.
Can animals They get their
make their food by eating
own food? plants or eat
other animals
3.2 PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Photosynthesis is the process by

which plants make their own food in
the presence of sunlight

Plant use carbon dioxide and water to form

glucose and oxygen.
The energy needed for this process is obtained
by trapping the energy in the sunlight by
chlorophyll in the leaves
Photosynthesis occurs only
during the day
What is Glucose?
Glucose is a simple sugar that
plants use to get energy for its
activities.

Carbon
Energy
dioxide

Water Chlorophyll
Carbon dioxide
CO2
Carbon dioxide is taken into the leaves
through the stomata. Oxygen produce is
sent out of the leaves through stomata
too.
Water is absorbed
from the soil by the
roots. Energy required is obtained
by trapping the energy in
sunlight by the chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll traps the
energy in sunlight
(chloroplast) in the leaves
Green in color and thus
makes the leaves appear
green.
Glucose that is produced by
photosynthesis is transported to
all the parts of the plants.
Excess glucose is converted to
starch and stored.
 Quiz (pg. 16)
You can Resize without
losing quality
You can Change Fill
Color &
Line Color 1. Photosynthesis
2. Glucose/Starch
3. Carbon dioxide/Oxygen
4. Chlorophyll
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 3.3 Respiration

Respiration is the
Breathing breakdown of the food to
release the chemical energy
stored in the food.
Photosynthesis takes place
only during daytime.
Respiration takes place
throughout the day and night.
 2. Internal
respiration or
Breathing cellular
respiration

• Release of
Two process of Respiration energy from
1. External respiration or food in the
breathing cells.
• Exchange of gases: oxygen
and carbon dioxide. Oxygen
is taken in and carbon
dioxide is given out.
 Type of cellular respiration
A kind of respiration (2) Anaerobic
You can Resize without
losing quality that occurs in the respiration occurs
You can Change Fill
Color & presence of oxygen is without oxygen
Line Color
(1) aerobic respiration.

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Breathing and Cellular respiration
Breathing
Is the process of inhalation and
exhalation
It is an external process – happens
between the cells of an organism and
the external environment
It involves the nostrils, lungs and
chest muscles
It does not need enzymes
It is a simple process where no
energy is release
Cellular respiration
It is the process of breaking down of glucose
into carbon dioxide, water and energy
It is an internal process – happens inside the
cells and tissues
It involves all cells in the body
It needs a number of enzymes
It is a complex chemical reaction where
glucose is broken down to release energy
Respiration in Plants
Plants also breathe - they take in
oxygen and give out carbon dioxide.
Main respiratory organs in plants
(leaves)

What are lenticels?

Lenticels are small holes or pores in

the stems and branches where
exchange of gases occurs in woody
plants.
During the day, both photosynthesis and
respiration take place. During the night, only
respiration takes place.
• During the day, stomata are open.
• During the night, stomata are closed
Differences between photosynthesis and respiration
Photosynthesis Respiration
Plants make their food Plants break down their food to get
energy
It occurs only during the day It occurs both in the day and the night
Carbon dioxide and water are Glucose is broken down to release
used to make glucose and oxygen carbon dioxide and water in the
in the presence of sunlight presence of oxygen
It occurs only in the cells that It occurs in all cells
contain chlorophyll, that is in the
leaves
This process requires sunlight This process does not require sunlight
Glucose is produce in this process Glucose is broken down in this process
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