Calculating plants Plants are cool. Just that they can convert sunlight into sugar should justify this. But plants do so much more. One of the things they can do that I found just astounding is their ability to adjust the speed with which they turn starch into sugar. Of all the energy plants get fromContinue reading “Calculating plants”
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Een balans tussen water en energie
Een balans tussen water en energie Fotosynthese is van levensbelang voor een plant. Het omzetten van CO2 in glucose zorgt voor energie, om te leven, te groeien en om voor te planten. CO2 komt de plant binnen via huidmondjes, ook wel stomata genoemd, aan de onderkant van de bladeren. Fotosynthese rest product zuurstof verlaat deContinue reading “Een balans tussen water en energie”
A balance between water and energy
A balance between water and energy For a plant photosynthesis is of vital importance. The conversion of CO2 into glucose creates energy, for living, growing, and multiplying. CO2 enters the plant via stomata, pores, located at the underside of the leaf. Photosynthetic rest product oxygen, as well as water, leaves the plant via stomata. ItContinue reading “A balance between water and energy”
Light makes plants move
Light makes plants move Light, the most important energy source for a plant. It is not always easily accessible. Anchored in the ground, plants can not step out of the shadow and into the light. But that is not to say that they don’t try to reach for the light. They do. By moving theirContinue reading “Light makes plants move”