In one paragraph explain how plants get their food and what plants use food for.

Photosynthesis is defined as the process in which the chlorophyll-containing plant

cells synthesise food in the form of carbohydrates, using carbon dioxide and water

in the presence of solar energy.

Sources of raw materials required for photosynthesis:

(a) Water is taken in from the roots of the plant and is transported to the leaves.

(b) Carbon dioxide from the air enters the leaves through the tiny pores called

stomata .

(c) Solar energy is absorbed by the chlorophyll pigment in the leaf. This energy is

used to synthesise (prepare) food from carbon dioxide and water.

Thus, photosynthesis can be represented by the following equation.

Explanation:

an individual’s sex (i.e., whether they are a male or female) is determined by the sex chromosomes. most people have two sex chromosomes, one that is inherited from their mother and one that is inherited from their father. typically, females have two x chromosomes (xx) and males have one x chromosome and one y chromosome (xy). conditions caused by changes (“mutations”) in genes located on the x chromosome are considered x-linked.

x-linked recessive inheritance

most x-linked conditions are recessive. this means that in a person with two x chromosomes (most females), both copies of a gene (i.e., one on each x chromosome) must have a change or mutation whereas in a person with one x chromosome (most males), only one copy of a gene must have a mutation. a female with a mutation in one copy of a gene on the x chromosome is said to be a “carrier” for an x-linked condition. a male with a mutation in a gene on the x chromosome is typically affected with the condition. because females have two copies of the x chromosome and males have only one x chromosome, x-linked recessive diseases are more common among males than females. however, x-linked recessive diseases can occur in both males and females.

for x-linked recessive disorders, an unaffected carrier mother who has a mutation in a gene on the x chromosome can transmit either the x chromosome with this mutation or a “normal” x chromosome to her children. if the father is unaffected, none of her daughters will be affected and all of her daughters will be unaffected—since they will inherit at least one normal x chromosome from their father. however, each daughter will have a 50% chance of being an unaffected carrier like her mother and a 50% chance of both x chromosomes being normal.

propane is burned to provide the heat in many cooking grills. the chemical reaction for this process is shown in the equation below.

c3h8 + 5o2 ? 3 co2 + 4h2o + energy

what are the products in this chemical reaction?

3co2 + 4h2o + energy