Photosynthesis Vocabulary

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to make their own food

• chloroplast

• chlorophyll

• photosynthesis

• glucose

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A kind of kinetic energy defined as a form of electromagnetic radiation emitted by hot objects like lasers, bulbs, and the sun

• chemical energy

• light energy

• natural light

• artificial light

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Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds and may be released during a chemical reaction to transform into other substances

• light energy

• chemical energy

• natural light

• artificial light

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A green pigment present in all green plants responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis

• photosynthesis

• glucose

• chloroplast

• chlorophyll

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The part of the plant call that contains chlorophyll and creates glucose through photosynthesis

• chlorophyll

• chloroplast

• chemical energy

• oxygen

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A gas released by plants as a product of photosynthesis

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• glucose

• chlorophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A gas given off by all breathing organisms, taken in by plants and used as one of the key ingredients of photosynthesis

• oxygen

• glucose

• carbon dioxide

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A kind of sugar that plants produce during photosynthesis

• glucose

• sucrose

• saccharine

• Sweet & Low

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A light from the sun; sunlight

• artificial light

• natural light

• chemical energy

• light energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Any light source that is produced by electrical means or manmade

• light energy

• chemical energy

• radiation

• artificial light