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PHOTOSYNTHESIS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ADP | chemical used to make ATP |
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants make food using water and carbondioxide in the presence of light |
| chlorophyll | the green pigment that gives leaves their color |
| chloroplast | the organelle where photosynthesis takes place |
| chloroplast | the organelle that produces chlorophyll |
| thylakoid | units that make up a granum |
| grana | the plural of granum |
| carbondioxide and water | reactants of photosynthesis |
| oxygen and glucose | products of photosynthesis |
| ATP | chemical used to store energy |
| Calvin Cycle | the dark stage of photosynthesis |
| oxygen | the gas produced during the light stage of photosynthesis |
| glucose | the food produced during the Calvin Cycle |
| carbondioxide | the gas produced when plants are in the dark |
| oxygen | the gas produced when plants are in the light and making food |
| autotrophs | organisms that make their own food |
| heterotrophs | organisms that depend on other organisms to make food for them |