2007-05-07 13:15:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
All plants make sugar from simple compounds found in the soil. Photosynthesis is the process of the plant using sunlight as a power source to cause the chemical reactions that produce sugar to take place.
Sap is mostly water, with a little bit of sugar, and some minerals and other trace plant compounds, I believe. The water comes from the roots that absorb it from the wet soil.
2007-05-07 13:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maple sap is produced in the spring when stored starch is broken down and released into the xylem (not the phloem). The dilute sap is boiled down to make maple syrup.
2007-05-07 22:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The leaves absorb light to make food through a process called photosynthesis. The Sap is waste.
2007-05-07 20:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by Kaleb 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the leaves produce it with photosyntesis
2007-05-07 20:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by Wyatt P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋