Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis
By Mackensie Nelson and Hunter Karl

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

What happens to glucose after it is made in photosynthesis


What happens to Glucose;

In vascular plants, much of the glucose made during photosynthesis is converted into cellulose in order to build and repair cell walls.
After this, some of the glucose is converted to starch and stored.
The glucose is used directly in cellular respiration, which results in the production of ATP. The energy stored in ATP goes to build molecules such as cellulose, starch and proteins. ATP also fuels active transport, or transport of materials against concentration gradients. Active transport is especially important when transporting minerals into the plant from the soil against their concentration gradient.

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