State the causes of scurvy and rickets
State the causes of scurvy and rickets

State the causes of scurvy and rickets
State the principal dietary sources and describe the importance of: (a) carbohydrates (b) fats and oils (c) proteins (d) vitamins, limited to C and D (e) mineral ions, limited to calcium and iron (f) fibre (roughage) (g) water
Describe what is meant by a balanced diet
Identify in diagrams and images the following structures in the leaf of a dicotyledonous plant: chloroplasts, cuticle, guard cells and stomata, upper and lower epidermis, palisade mesophyll, spongy mesophyll, air spaces, vascular bundles, xylem and phloem
Investigate and describe the effect of light and dark conditions on gas exchange in an aquatic plant using hydrogencarbonate indicator solution
Investigate and describe the effects of varying light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration and temperature on the rate of photosynthesis
Explain the importance of: (a) nitrate ions for making amino acids (b) magnesium ions for making chlorophyll
State the word equation for photosynthesis as: carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen in the presence of light and chlorophyll
Describe photosynthesis as the process by which plants synthesise carbohydrates from raw materials using energy from light