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vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organism | An organism is a living thing |
| pigment | A pigment is a colored chemical compound that absorbs light |
| autotroph | autotroph is an orgaism taht makes its own food |
| Chlorophyll | Chlorophyll a green a photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplast of plants algae and some bacteria |
| Photosynthesis | Photosynthesisthe process by which plants and other autotrophs capture and uses light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water |
| Tissue | Tissue a group of similar cells that perform a specific function |
| Chloroplast | Chloroplast an organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that capture energy from sunlight |
| Vacule | Vacule a saclike organelle that stores water food and other materials |