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Grahams notecards
1st period
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chlorophyll | Green pigment found in plants, algae, and some bacteria |
| Photosynthesis | When a plant uses carbon dioxide to make food and oxygen |
| Tissue | A similar group of cells that perform a specific function in an organisim |
| Chloroplast | The structure in which food is made |
| Vacuole | A storage sac that can expand and shrink |
| Cuticle | A waxy, waterproof layer of a leaf |
| Vascular tissue | A system of tubelike structures inside a plant |
| Organelle | A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function in a cell |
| Chromatin | Strands with genetic material, direct the cells functions |
| Mitochondrion | Rod shaped cell structure that convert energy in food molecules |
| Endoplasmic reticulum | A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins are carried |
| Lysosomes | A small round cell structure containing chemicals that break food down |
| Golgi Body | A structure in a cell that receives proteins |
| 3 Characteristics of plants | Autotrophs, Cell Walls, And Containing many cells |
| 2 Things plants need and 2 things it makes during photosynthesis | Get water, transport materials, and reproduce. During photosynthesis, a plant makes oxygen and food |
| 2 reasons why cell walls are important | Cell walls surrounds the cell membrane and separates the cell from the environment. |
| 5 things plants need to survive on land | Obtain Water, Nutrients, and retaining water. Reproducing, and transporting materials |
| How a plant cell is different from an animal cell | A plant cell has a cell wall and a animal cell doesnt |