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प्रश्न
What is the importance of photosynthesis in the life of the following:
Non-green plants
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उत्तर
Non-green plants such as saprophytes and parasites use the food prepared by green plants during photosynthesis as a source of their own nutrition.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The figure given below represents an experimental setup with a weighing machine to demonstrate a particular process in plants. The experimental setup was placed in bright sunlight. Study the diagram and answer the following questions:

(i) Name the process intended for study.
(ii) Define the above mentioned process.
(iii) When the weight of the test tube (A & B) is taken before and after the experiment, what is observed? Give reasons to justify your observation in A & B.
(iv) What is the purpose of keeping the test tube B in the experimental setup?
Define the following:
Organic food
The following statement is about photosynthesis in a green plant. Write whether it is True or False.
Photosynthesis occurs in underground organs as well as in aerial ones.
The production of starch, and not glucose, is often used as a measure of photosynthesis in leaves because
The site of light reaction in the cells of a leaf is ______.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Radiant energy is converted into chemical energy by photosynthesis.
Guard cells of stomata are green but cannot photosynthesize? Give reason.
Study the diagram given below and fill in the blanks with suitable words:

In order to prove that carbon dioxide is necessary for
(a) ______, a potted plant is placed in dark for 48 hours to (b) ______ the leaves. A part of a leaf is inserted into a conical flask containing potassium hydroxide solution. This is to absorb (c) ______ from the flask. The plant is then placed in sunlight for a few hours. The experimental leaf is tested for starch. The part of the leaf that was inside the conical flask turns (d) ______, whereas the part of the left outside turns (e) ______ in colour.
Given below are groups of terms. The first pair indicates the relationship between the two terms. Complete the second pair accordingly.
Producers : Autotrophs : : Consumers : ______
