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Biology

Photosynthesis vocabulary

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autotroph Name given to an organism that can make its own food,
heterotroph Name given to an object that can not make its own food.
Light energy energy enters the ecosystem in the form of...
photosynthesis The process of converting the energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of molecules of glucose.
ATP The energy carrying molecule of the cell that is very rich.
Active transport and Protein synthesis List the two processes or cellular activities that require the use of ATP.
Oxygen & sugar Life on earth depends on photosynthesis for what two things?
ADP The energy carrying molecule of the cell that is very energy poor.
Atmosphere–goes in stomata Carbon dioxide is required for photosynthesis. How does this plant obtain this carbon dioxide.
Ground–goes in roots water is required for photosynthesis. How does the plant obtain this water?
pigment the name given to substances that absorb some wavelengths of light and reflect other wavelengths of light.
chloroplast In what part of the cell does photosynthesis occur?
chlorophyll The name given to the green pigment that is required for photosynthesis.
Electromagnetic spectrum The entire range of energy radiated outward from the sun.
Visible light what portion of energy is used to power photosynthesis when energy is radiated outward from the sun.
cuticle the waxy covering that helps prevent water loss from a leaf.
stomata pores found on the underside of leaves
Gas exchange, water leaves through it what is the purpose of the pores found on the underside of leaves.
mesophyll the layer of cells in a leaf that serves as the primary photosynthetic layer of the leaf.
Guard cells cells found on either side of the stomata that regulate the opening and closing of the stomata.
xylem tubes in the plant that carry water upward toward the leaves
phloem tubes in the plant that carry food out of the leaves to all parts of the plant.
thylakoid , The name given to the flattened sacs found inside the chloroplast that contains the chlorophyll for photosynthesis.
stroma the dense liquid found inside the chloroplast
adensine, ribose, phospate the three components of an ATP molecule
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