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Section 1 &2
All vocab
Question | Answer |
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Photosynthesis | The process by which plants and some other organisms capture the energy in sunlight and use it to make food. |
Pigment | A colored chemical compound that absorbs light |
Chlorophyll | A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria |
Stomata | Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and cabon dioxide can move. |
Autotroph | An organism that makes its own food. |
Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food. |
Respiration | The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain. |
Fermentation | The process by which cells break down moelcules to release energy without using oxygen. |