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Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Xylem | Vascular tissue that transports water. |
Autotroph | Organism that uses light energy to produce food. |
Photosynthesis | Process that uses energy from the sun to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose. |
Product | Element or compound produced by a chemical reaction. |
Guard Cells | Specialized cells in plants that control the opening and closing of stomata. |
ATP | One of the principle chemical compounds that living things use to store and release energy. |
Radiant energy | Energy from the sun. |
Pigments | Light absorbing molecules. |
Chlorophyll | Principle pigment in plants that captures light energy. |
Phloem | Vascular tissue that transports nutrients. |
Stroma | Fluid region outside the thylakoid. |
Heterotroph | Organism that obtains nutrients from the food it consumes. |
Reactant | Element or compound that enters a chemical reaction. |
Chloroplast | Organelle in plants that captures energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy. |
Glucose | Monosaccharide produced in photosynthesis. |
Vascular Tissue | Type of tissue specialized to move fluids through the plant. |
Thylakoid | Saclike photosynthetic membranes. |