GCSE Combined Science · key term

Glucose

Definition

A sugar made during photosynthesis, with the chemical formula $\mathrm{C_6H_{12}O_6}$ .

Used by AQA

Specification 4.4.1.1, 4.4.1.3 · Paper 1

In this reaction, carbon dioxide and water are used to make glucose, and oxygen is produced. Glucose is a sugar: it provides material from which plants can make other substances, and it can be used in respiration to transfer energy for cellular processes. Because plants make their own food, they are called producers in food chains.
Revise: Photosynthetic Reaction
A sugar produced during photosynthesis, used by plants in respiration and to make other molecules.
Revise: Uses of Glucose

1
Keep the reactants and products in the correct order: carbon dioxide and water form glucose and oxygen.
2
For protein production, include nitrate ions absorbed from the soil as well as glucose.

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GCSE Combined Science · key term

A sugar made during photosynthesis, with the chemical formula $\mathrm{C_6H_{12}O_6}$ .

Used by AQA

Specification 4.4.1.1, 4.4.1.3 · Paper 1

In this reaction, carbon dioxide and water are used to make glucose, and oxygen is produced. Glucose is a sugar: it provides material from which plants can make other substances, and it can be used in respiration to transfer energy for cellular processes. Because plants make their own food, they are called producers in food chains.
Revise: Photosynthetic Reaction
A sugar produced during photosynthesis, used by plants in respiration and to make other molecules.
Revise: Uses of Glucose

1
Keep the reactants and products in the correct order: carbon dioxide and water form glucose and oxygen.
2
For protein production, include nitrate ions absorbed from the soil as well as glucose.

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