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Plant Processes
SOL 7.5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | the process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water |
| Respiration | a process in living organisms involving the production of energy |
| Stomata | any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant |
| Guard Cells | each of a pair of curved cells that surround a stoma, becoming larger or smaller according to the pressure within the cells |
| Chlorophyll | a green pigment, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis |
| Chloroplast | a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place |
| Light Dependent Reaction | biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that require light energy to be converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH |
| Light independent reaction | chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose |
| Energy Pyramid | a graphical model of energy flow in a community |
| Producer | produces complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules through the process of photosynthesis |
| Mitochondrion | an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur |
| Autotrophs | an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances |
| Consumers | an organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms |
| Herbivore | any organism that eats only plants |
| Omnivores | a kind of animal that eats plants and animals |
| Carnivores | an animal or plant that requires a staple diet consisting mainly of animal tissue through predation or scavenging |
| Decomposers | organisms that break down dead natural process of decomposition |
| Spongy Layer | fills the part of a leaf between the palisade layer and the lower epidermis |
| Heterotrophs | an organism that is unable to synthesize its own carbon-based compounds from inorganic sources |
| Palisade layer | a layer of columnar cells rich in chloroplasts found beneath the upper epidermis of foliage leaves |
| Raw Materials | materials used in the primary production or manufacturing of goods |
| Oxygen | the life-supporting component of air |
| Carbon Dioxide | naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis |
| Glucose | a simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates |
| Products | a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction |
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Jordi.diaz
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