Fill in the Blanks PhotosynthesisOnline version Complete the sentences about the process of photosynthesis by MARIA FE GONZALEZ 1 raw sap glucose carbon stem oxygen dioxide Phloem Sun Roots 1 . absorb water and minerals from the ground . 2 . Xylem cells carry the mixture of water and minerals , called - , from the soil through the stem to the leaves . 3 . The leaves absorb - from the air through their stomata . 4 . The chlorophyll in the chloroplasts collects energy from the to transform water , minerals and carbon dioxide into . 5 . cells carr the glucose through the to the rest of the plant , 6 . The plant expels excess through the stomata .