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Plant Vocab
7th grade Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plants | multicellular organism, produce own food through Photosynthesis |
| Oxygen | gas that is released into the atmosphere by plants |
| microscopic | too small to be seen except under a microscope |
| roots | absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plants to the ground. |
| cells | The basic unit of structure and function in all living things |
| Photosynthesis | plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars |
| glucose | a simple sugar that's an important source of energy |
| organelles | structures specialized to perform distinct processes within the cell |
| chloroplasts | capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell |
| chlorophyll | green pigment found in chloroplasts of plants, algae, some bacteria |