Ch 6 Lesson 2 How do plants use sunlight to make food?
How do leaves help plants?
1. Leaves use air, water, and energy from sunlight to make sugar. 2. Leaves use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar. 3. Leaves can help plants control the amount of water in the plant.
How does the leaf get the materials it needs to make food for a plant?
Plants need energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen. The leaves absorb the sun's energy, air and water to make sugar. The leaves make a kind of sugar for food. This process is called photosynthesis.
oxygen
a gas in air that plants and animals meed to live
photosynthesis
the process of leaves using air, water, and energy from sunlight to make sugar