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Term | Definition |
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photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. |
cellular respiration | is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products. |
chloroplast | (in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place. |
chlorophyll | Chlorophyll is any of several closely related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants. |
glucose | Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C₆H₁₂O₆. Glucose circulates in the blood of animals as blood sugar. |
mitochondria | rod-shaped organelles that can be considered the power generators of the cell, converting oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). |
photosynthesis equation | 6CO2 + 6H2O —> C6H12O6 + 6O2. |
respiration equation | 602 + C6H1206 -->6H2O +6CO2 |
diffusion | occurs when small molecules pass through the lipid bilayer of a cell membrane. |
osmosis | a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one |
active transport | the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane into a region of higher concentration, assisted by enzymes and requiring energy. |