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Photosynthesis Vocab
7th Grade Photosynthesis Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Photosynthesis | A process by which plants and other autotrophs capture and use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water. |
Cellular Respiration | The process in which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical reactions inside cells, releasing energy. |
Consumer | An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms. |
Producer | An organism that can make its own food. |
Autotroph | An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food. |
Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other living things. |
Chloroplast | An organelle in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells use in making food. |
Chlorophyll | A green photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria. |
Fermentation | The process by which cells release energy by breaking down food molecules without using oxygen. |
Mitochondria | Rod-shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions. |
Stomata | Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide can move. |
Reactant | The input; a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction. |
Product | The output; the substance produced at the end of the reaction. |
Glucose | A simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms. |
ATP | Adenosine triphosphate; provides energy to drive many processes in living cells. |