Bio8: Vocab Photosynthesis

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

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Photosynthesis

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The organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs.

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Chloroplast

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The green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.

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Chlorophyll

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Inorganic wavelengths of energy from the sun that is used in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

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Light Energy

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Carbon Dioxide (CO₂), Water (H₂O) and energy from sunlight.

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Reactants of photosynthesis

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Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆), Oxygen (O₂).

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Products of photosynthesis

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A gas absorbed from the atmosphere by plants for use in photosynthesis.

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Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

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A molecule used in photosynthesis, absorbed by the roots from the soil.

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Water (H₂O)

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A simple sugar produced as the main product of photosynthesis.

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Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)

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A gas released as a byproduct of photosynthesis.

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Oxygen (O₂)