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Inside a Green Leaf
A green leaf takes in sunlight, water, and a gas from the air. Its cells use these to make sugar for food and oxygen to release.
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In the picture
- Sunlight on the leaf surface: the energy that starts the change.
- Water droplet at the vein: water the leaf takes in.
- Gas cluster at a lower opening: a gas the leaf takes from the air.
- Green cell compartment: where water and gas become sugar and oxygen.
Examples
- A tree’s leaves making food on a sunny day.
- Grass in a garden growing using light, water, and air.
Key takeaways
- Leaves need sunlight, water, and air gas to make sugar.
- Oxygen is released as a gas while the leaf makes sugar.
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