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Science Vocabulary
Science words to learn
Term | Definition |
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energy | the strength & vitality required to sustain physical and mental activity. |
cellular respiration | process that takes place in the cell and converts nutrients into ATP energy. |
mitochondria | the organelle that performs cellular respiration |
glycolysis | the breakdown of glucose |
aerobic | to require oxygen |
anaerobic | to not require oxygen |
ATP | energy that stores and supplies the cell with energy |
enzyme | a substance that acts as a catalyst to bring about a chemical reaction |
photosynthesis | the process in which plants and organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods |
chloroplasts | an organelle in which photosynthesis takes place |
chlorophyll | the green pigment present in the chloroplasts |
xylem | vascular tissue in plants |
glucose | sugar |
stomata | plural for stoma which is the pores of the epidermis in the leaf or stem of a plant |
phloem | tissue in plants that conduct sugar and metabolic wastes downward from the leaves |
grana | thylakoids embedded in the stroma of the chloroplast |
palisade layer | parallel elongated cells below the epidermis of the leaf |
spongy layer | fills the leaf between the palisade layer and the lower epidermis |
guard cell | a pair of curved cells that surround the stoma |
stroma | consists of connective tissues and blood vessels |