click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Unit 6 pt 2
Photosynthesis
Question | The process where plants produ |
---|---|
Photosynthesis | The process where plants produce their own food by converting radiant energy from the sun into chemical energy (glucose). |
Stomata | Special pores in plants that allow the passage of gases including water vapor. Found on the underside of leaves. |
Chlorophyll | The green pigment in plants. The pigment gives plants their green color and absorbs light energy from the sun. |
guard cells | Jellybean shaped cells that surround stomata. They expand or contract to open or close the stomata. |
transpiration | The loss of water through leaves. |
Chloroplast | A small green body in a plant cell; where photosynthesis takes place. |
Glucose | A type of sugar that is produced through photosynthesis. |
Carbon Dioxide | Gas that is taken in by the plant for photosynthesis. |
Oxygen | A gas that is produced through photosynthesis |
Radiant energy | Energy from the sun used to power the process of photosynthesis. Allows us to see. |
Chemical energy | Energy stored in chemical bonds and released through chemical reactions. Found in food and plants. |
Chemical reaction | A process by which two or more chemical substances interact and are chemically changed, producing different chemical substances. |
Reactants | A substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction. The ingredients that go into the reaction. |
products | A substance produced during a chemical reaction. |
Atom | The smallest particle of an element, made of electrons, protons, and neutrons. |
Molecule | The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically. |