Photosynthesis

When plants (and sometimes other small organisms) use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

• Greek for photosynthesis

• Photo comes from the Greek word for light.

• Synthesis is from the Greek for make.

• Photosynthesis means "make from light"

photosynthesize.

One reason is that only plant cells have organelles (chloroplasts) that contain a chemical (chlorophyl) that helps convert the sun's energy into glucose.

Etymology bonus: chloros is Greek for green. Phyllos means leaf. What does chlorophyll mean?

Your independent work this week is an experiment related to chlorophyll and sunlight..

For this experiment , you need a living plant. To find out what kind of plant, use this link or another link provided in google classroom. https://identify.plantnet.org/ .

• Use apps, websites, & other resources to learn more about the plants around you.

• You could start a journal, recording the different plants that you encounter. Draw pictures! Take pictures!

• By next week, choose ONE Plant. You will be researching this plant, so choose something that you feel passionate about.

Eat insects to get vitamins that they need. But they still use photosynthesis to make food.

On the next slide, if you have time, feel free to watch a video of the flytrap at work.