Photosynthesis

1The word ................... means ‘putting together by light’.

• photosynthesis

• respiration

Plants get energy from ............................

• the air

• sunlight

In daylight they take in .................... from the air.

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

They take up water from the ground through their .................

• leaves

• roots

1Plants use the light energy to turn the water and carbon dioxide into ...........

• glucose

• air

1As part of this process, plants also release ..............

• light energy

• oxygen