How leaves eat sunlight
Chapter 1
The leaf as a solar panel
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Chapter 2
The magic recipe of air and water
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Chapter 3
The ancient bacteria that changed the world
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Chapter 4
The global engine of life
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Master of How leaves eat sunlight
Ch 1 · The leaf as a solar panel
Fun Fact
Chloroplast origins: Long ago, chloroplasts were independent living bacteria before they moved inside plant cells.
Glossary
chlorophyll (noun)
A green pigment present in all green plants that absorbs light to provide energy for photosynthesis. French chemists isolated this light-harvesting substance for the first time in 1817.
A green pigment present in all green plants that absorbs light to provide energy for photosynthesis. French chemists isolated this light-harvesting substance for the first time in 1817.
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Which two French chemists first isolated the green pigment chlorophyll in the year 1817?
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Approximately how many chloroplasts can be found inside a single typical leaf cell?
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Which microscopic structures inside plant cells act as the solar-powered factories where photosynthesis occurs?
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How do chloroplasts protect themselves inside a plant cell when the sunlight becomes dangerously intense?
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What is the primary function of the transparent lens-like cells on the outer epidermis of a leaf?