Plants are best known for their ability to perform photosynthesis, the process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy in the form of sugars. but plants don't just make sugars; they use them, too. like animals, plants must break sugars down to fuel cellular work. in this activity, you will complete a concept map showing the interrelatedness of sugar production and sugar breakdown in a plant cell. part a - photosynthesis and respiration in plants drag the labels from the left to their correct locations in the concept map on the right. not all labels will be used.

You car see the full concept map below.

Plants perform photosynthesis. They use the sunlight, that provides them with energy, and take the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The main role of chloroplasts is to conduct photosynthesis.

They have chlorophyll, which is a green pigment that captures the energy from sunlight.

Photosynthesis is a way for them to make their own food (sugars), necessary for them to stay alive and to produce oxygen. Both will be needed for their cellular respiration, a process that occurs in the mitochondria, and will produce energy, in the form of ATP, and CO2.

The carbon dioxide that they produced can be used for doing photosynthesis.