1.

Where do plants get their energy so as to produce flowers,

fruits, and seeds?
2. Where do fishes get their energy so it can swim about in its
environment?
3. Where does the cat get its energy to be able to catch its
prey?
4. Where does the girl dancing get her energy so she can do
her favourite activity?
FLOW OF ENERGY AND LIFE
PROCESSES IN
ECOSYSTEMS:
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Energy is life. Living organisms will not be able to
cope and proceed with the mechanisms of the life if
they do not have energy. Energy enters the living
system in the form of light. Light is absorb by
producers; plants, algae and cyanobacteria transform
and store it into chemical energy called food (glucose)
in a process called photosynthesis.
 What is
Photosynthesis?
 Photosynthesis is the process which green
plants and some other organisms use sunlight
to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and
water. Photosynthesis in plants generally
involves the green pigment chlorophyll and
generates oxygen as byproduct.
Photosynthesis takes place in the cells of leaves
within the structures called chloroplasts. The leaves,
which are considered as the plants’ food factories,
contain cells whose shapes and arrangements are well
adapted to perform the photosynthetic function
efficiently.
Structure of the Leaf
Epidermis – The upper and
lower epidermis are
composed of thin,
transparent, and closely
packed cells that allow light
to pass through.
Stomata (singular: stoma) -
They’re small openings
where the gases (carbon
dioxide and oxygen) enter
and leave the leaf tissues.
Xylem – The vein tissue
that transports water and
minerals coming from the
roots.
Phloem – The vein tissue that
transports food, the product of
photosynthetic process, to
various plant parts where it is
needed.
• Make a slogan that shows the
importance of photosynthesis to
the living organisms.