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Term | Definition |
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Photosynthesis | A process by which plants convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into food energy (sugar), oxygen and water. |
Cellular respiration | The process in which the chemical energy of "food" molecules is released and changed into ATP. |
Chlorophyll | A green molecule which uses light energy from sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide gas into sugar and oxygen. |
Gluclose | Is the food for the plant. |
Mitchondria | Rod-Shaped organelles with a double membrane which converts the energy stored in glucose into ATP for the cell |
Photosynthesis Equation | 6CO2 + 6H2O —> C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
Respiration Equation | C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2 |
Carbon Dioxide | Enters the plant through small openings on the underside of the leaves called stomata. Once it leaves the water and carbon dioxide move to the chloroplast. |
Diffusion | Spontaneous movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. |
Osmosis | Spontaneous net movement of water across a membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a more concentrated solution, up a concentration gradient. |
Active Transport | Movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane in the direction opposite that of diffusion. |