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Photosynthesis
Term | Definition |
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photosynthesis | the process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food |
autotroph | an organism that makes its own food |
heterotroph | an organism that cannot make its own food |
pigments | colored chemical that absorbs light |
chlorophyll | main photosynthetic pigment in chloroplasts; captures light energy and uses it to power the second stage of photosynthesis |
stomata | the small openings on the undersides of leaves |
raw materials | carbon dioxide and water |
products | sugar and oxygen |