Use of glucose in plants

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What are the 5 ways glucose is used?
For respiration, making cell walls, stored in seeds & stored as starch
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What is glucose converted into (for cell walls)?
Cellulose for making strong cell walls
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What can glucose be converted in to for respiration?
To build new cells & grow
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How to make protein for plant?
Glucose is combined with nitrate ions to make amino acids, which are then made in to proteins
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Where is the nitrate ions from?
They are absorbed from the soil
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Why is glucose stored in seeds?
To be turned in to lipids (fats & oils)
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Where is the starch stored?
In roots, stems & leaves, ready for when photosynthesis isn't happening (e.g. in the winter)
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The use of starch?
It is insoluble, which makes it better for storing than glucose (if cell had lots of glucose it would draw lots of water & swell up)
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Where is glucose made?
In the leaves
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What is glucose converted into (for cell walls)?

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Cellulose for making strong cell walls

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What can glucose be converted in to for respiration?

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Where is the nitrate ions from?

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