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CH 4.1
Photosynthesis
Term | Definition |
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photosynthesis | The process by which a cell captures energy from the sun to make glucose |
autotroph (producer) | An organism that makes it own food |
heterotroph (consumer) | An organism that cannot make its own food. Consumes other organisms for food. |
chlorophyll | The main photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of photosynthetic organisms |
stomata | Small openings in a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide enter and exit the leaf |
chloroplast | Organelle that captures energy from the sun to produce glucose. |
C6H12O6 | glucose molecule |
H2O | water molecule |
CO2 | carbon dioxide molecule |