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What do plants convert glucose into so that they can store it?
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Why is glucose not very good for storage?
In a cell, both starch and glycogen do not dissolve in water which is why they both are used for storage of energy. Whereas if glucose was stored in a cell as free molecules, the glucose would dissolve and reduce the water potential, not store the glucose.
Is carbon dioxide stored in plants and animals?
There are two very basic reactions that can be said to support life on this earth. One is photosynthesis, which happens in plants. In photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide and water and convert it to glucose and oxygen. Overall, photosynthesis requires energy, gathered from sunlight. This energy essentially winds up stored in the glucose. Usually, the glucose will wind up being stored in more complex sugars and starches. The other reaction is respiration, which releases the energy from glucose. This reaction requires oxygen, and releases carbon dioxide and water. Plants and animals use this reaction to provide the energy that they need. So, anything that stores glucose or its more complex forms does store carbon. However, animals take in glucose and break it down, thus releasing carbon dioxide, while plants tend to absorb much more carbon dioxide than they release. Thus, both plants and animals do store carbon, but only plants will actually absorb carbon dioxide and store that carbon.
Does the animal gain glucose from a plant it is eating?
Yes and no. Plants do make glucose but only very few plants actually store sugar (glucose) as sugar. They usually convert it to starch or cellulose. Thus a bee will get sugar from the nectar of a plant it is feeding on but a sheep eating grass has to process the cellulose in the grass to get nutrients from it. It can not do this itself so it has to get microbes and bacteria in its stomach to ferment the chewed up plants. It then digests these microbes which form its nutrient source. Thus the plant (the producer) is the source of energy in both cases.
2 products in photosynthesis?
photosynthesis is the process where plants make food. in scientific terms, its the process used by plants to convert the light energy from the sun into chemical energy that can be used by the plant to fuel the plants activities. photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and water and produces oxygen, and glucose(glucose)
What stored energy in plants?
Batteries and plants store cell energy. Humans also store cell energy until it is needed. If there was no way to save energy all cells would be used up and the body, battery or plant would be dead.
Why starch is a good storage compound in plant?
Starch is insoluble in water and so can be used as a storage device for glucose; plants convert the spare glucose into starch then store it.
Why is glucose not very good for storage?
In a cell, both starch and glycogen do not dissolve in water which is why they both are used for storage of energy. Whereas if glucose was stored in a cell as free molecules, the glucose would dissolve and reduce the water potential, not store the glucose.
Is carbon dioxide stored in plants and animals?
There are two very basic reactions that can be said to support life on this earth. One is photosynthesis, which happens in plants. In photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide and water and convert it to glucose and oxygen. Overall, photosynthesis requires energy, gathered from sunlight. This energy essentially winds up stored in the glucose. Usually, the glucose will wind up being stored in more complex sugars and starches. The other reaction is respiration, which releases the energy from glucose. This reaction requires oxygen, and releases carbon dioxide and water. Plants and animals use this reaction to provide the energy that they need. So, anything that stores glucose or its more complex forms does store carbon. However, animals take in glucose and break it down, thus releasing carbon dioxide, while plants tend to absorb much more carbon dioxide than they release. Thus, both plants and animals do store carbon, but only plants will actually absorb carbon dioxide and store that carbon.
Do you need water to grow plants?
Plants need water to make glucose. Glucose is a sugary substance that plants make. Glucose is the food that plants need to live. So yes, plants do need water.
Does the animal gain glucose from a plant it is eating?
Yes and no. Plants do make glucose but only very few plants actually store sugar (glucose) as sugar. They usually convert it to starch or cellulose. Thus a bee will get sugar from the nectar of a plant it is feeding on but a sheep eating grass has to process the cellulose in the grass to get nutrients from it. It can not do this itself so it has to get microbes and bacteria in its stomach to ferment the chewed up plants. It then digests these microbes which form its nutrient source. Thus the plant (the producer) is the source of energy in both cases.
Will plants grow with no light?
Yes, plants store excess glucose they don't need as starch so when there is no light the plant can survive of the excess starch but only for a certain amount of time.
What are two things a plant does with its food?
Through the process of photo synthesis (CO2 + H2O --Sun Light--> C6H12O6) plants make and store glucose. So after making its food, plants can either burn it for energy or store it for latter use.
2 products in photosynthesis?
photosynthesis is the process where plants make food. in scientific terms, its the process used by plants to convert the light energy from the sun into chemical energy that can be used by the plant to fuel the plants activities. photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and water and produces oxygen, and glucose(glucose)
Why does a plant need to make glucose?
glucose is the primary source of energy. ATP's cannot store a lot of energy so the plats use glucose (C6H12O6) to store their energy.
What make plants in the light?
Plants make or 'synthesize' glucose sugar in the light, and in doing so, release oxygen as well. Oxygen and Glucose sugar.
What substances does a plant need to be able to convert glucose into protein?
hi! your answer was correct but incomplete... they need nitrogen,sulphur and amino acids.
What do forest need carbon dioxide for?
So that they plants can make glucose for photosynthesis. Glucose is C6H12O6, and the carbon and some oxygen in that equation come from Carbon Dioxide in the plants enviroment.
