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Plant Processes
Sol 7.5
Term | Definition |
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Photosynthesis | organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water |
Respiration | living organisms involving the production of energy |
Stomata | variable width that allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular spaces |
Guard Cells | curved cells that surround a stomata |
Chlorophyll | responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis |
Chloroplast | photosynthesis occurs here to make plants food |
Light dependent reaction | light energy to make two molecules needed for the next stage of photosynthesis |
Light independent reaction | photosynthesis are chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose |
Energy Pyramid | graphical model of energy flow in a community |
Producer | first trophic level in a food chain |
Mitochondrion | the inner layer being folded inward to form layers |
autotrophs | an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide. |