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Term | Definition |
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photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. |
respiration | a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances. |
stomata | allow plants to exchange gases necessary for cellular processes, such as photosynthesis |
guard cells | One of the paired cells in the epidermis of a plant that control the opening and closing of a stoma of a leaf. |
chlorophyll | The green pigment found in the chloroplasts |
chloroplast | Chloroplast is the combination of two biological terms, plastid (an organelle in a plant cell), and chloros, which means green. |
light dependent reaction | The series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that require light energy that is captured by light-absorbing pigments |
light independent react | Reaction that does not require light |
energy pyramid | a graphical model of energy flow in a community. |
producer | organisms that make their own food; they are also known as autotrophs. |
mitochondrion | Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell. |
auto trophs | An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy. |
consumers | An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter due to lack of the ability to manufacture own food from inorganic sources |
herbivore | a kind of animal that eats only plants |
omnivores | a kind of animal that eats both plants and animals |
hetreotrophs | An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, |
carnivores | a kind of animal that eats only other animals |
decomposers | organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms |
sponge layer | a layer of loosely packed and irregularly shaped chlorophyll-bearing cells that fills the part of a leaf between the palisade layer and the lower epidermis |
palisade layer | a layer of columnar cells rich in chloroplasts found beneath the upper epidermis of foliage leaves. |
raw materials | are materials or substances used in the primary production or manufacturing of goods. |
oxygen | A colorless, tasteless, oderless, gaseous element that abounds in the atmosphere. |
carbon dioxide | Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless gas found in our atmosphere. |
glucose | Glucose is the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body's cells. |
products | a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric acid |