How did the lettuce get the food molecules that we then eat?
Lettuce grows in the ground and we eat its leaves.
Explain how lettuce gets its food molecules. Using words add the components and interactions you need to explain what is going on in the model below.
Include inputs (drawn as molecules using the key)
Includes outputs (drawn as molecules using the key)
Energy entering the chloroplast
Zoomed up part of the leaf and structure that help make food
Use your model from question 1 to answer numbers 2 & 3.
Question 2
2.
The plant itself is a system with inputs and outputs.
The inputs that are made of molecules is _______ and _______.
The input that is energy is _______.
Question 3
3.
What is the job of the chloroplast?
The job of the chloroplast is to make energy for the plant cell. It takes the carbon dioxide and water molecules that enter the plant. The chloroplast then breaks down the inputs and remakes the molecules as oxygen and glucose (outputs).
The carbon dioxide molecules and water molecules that enter the chloroplast.