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photosynthesis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| autotrophs | . An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy. |
| carbon dioxide | is a colorless, odorless gas found in our atmosphere. |
| oxygen | A colorless, tasteless, oderless, gaseous element that abounds in the atmosphere. |
| glucose | is the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body's cells. |
| photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. |
| stoma | Tiny openings called 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 |
| chloroplast | is the combination of two biological terms, plastid (an organelle in a plant cell), and chloros, which means green. |
| chlorophyll | The green pigment found in the chloroplasts of higher plants and in cells |
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