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bio test 2
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | The process by which plants use sunlight to produce food glucose from carbon dioxide & water. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast and generates oxygen as a byproduct. |
| Chemical Formula | a representation that shows the types and quantities of atoms in a chemical substance |
| Reactant | the starting materials for a reaction. |
| Products | chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction. |
| Chloroplast | An organelle found only in plants and photosynthetic protists that absorbs sunlight and uses it to drive the synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water. |
| Stomata | Pores in the cuticle of a plant through which gas exchanges occurs. Carbon dioxide enters and oxygen exits through the stomata. Found on underside of the leaves |
| Carbon dioxide | The cycle of Carbon & Oxygen between producers performing photosynthesis & organisms performing respiration. Reactants of photosynthesis |
| Water | abbreviated as H2O reactant of photosynthesis |
| Glucose | A simple sugar which is an important energy source and is a type of carbohydrate. It is created through photosynthesis. Compounds of C, H & O. |
| Oxygen | This molecule is a product of photosynthesis |
| Xylem | Tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals in plants. Vein that brings water to the chloroplasts |
| Phloem | Tissue that transports sugar in plants. vein that brings sugar to other parts of the plant from the chloroplasts |