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Plant Processes
Sol 7.5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |