THE GREAT GLASSHOUSE · SPROUTLING
Leaves & Making Food
Vine Canopy Walk
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Sproutling — Leaves & Making Food Vine Canopy Walk
Hi!
I'm Sproutling.
Welcome to Vine Canopy Walk!
Will you help me investigate leaves & making food?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
Green leaves capture light.
Plants use light energy to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide,
a gas in air.
What do plants make through photosynthesis?
- A. Only oxygen-free air
- B. Sugars
- C. New soil particles only
The answer is B: Sugars
Green leaves capture light.
Plants use light energy to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide,
a gas in air.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
These sugars support growth and other life processes.
Minerals remain important, but mineral nutrients are different from the
sugars plants make.
Which gas is used in making these sugars?
- A. Carbon dioxide
- B. Only helium
- C. Nitrogen alone
The answer is A: Carbon dioxide
Green leaves capture light.
Plants use light energy to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide,
a gas in air.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our comparison gives two similar plants equal water and suitable temperature,
but different light.
The light difference can affect food production;
it does not show that leaves eat sunlight as matter.
Which condition differs in our comparison?
- A. Both water and temperature
- B. Only the pot labels
- C. Light
The answer is C: Light
Our comparison gives two similar plants equal water and suitable temperature,
but different light.
The light difference can affect food production;
it does not show that leaves eat sunlight as matter.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
Green leaves capture light.
These sugars support growth and other life processes.
Our comparison gives two similar plants equal water and suitable temperature,
but different light.
You're ready to explore Vine Canopy Walk with me!
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