Photosynthesis - High School

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  1. absorption
    when radiated energy is retained on passing through a medium
  2. ATP
    a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
  3. autotroph
    an organism capable of synthesizing its own food
  4. carbon dioxide
    a colorless, odorless greenhouse gas essential for photosynthesis
  5. carotenoid
    any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
  6. cellulose
    a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
  7. chemical energy
    that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction
  8. chemical reaction
    a process in which substances are changed into others
  9. chlorophyll
    any of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
  10. chloroplast
    organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
  11. electron
    an elementary particle with negative charge
  12. enzyme
    a complex protein produced by cells that acts as a catalyst
  13. glucose
    a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms
  14. leaf
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  15. light reaction
    the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP
  16. membrane
    a sheet of tissue that lines or connects organs or cells
  17. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
  18. NADP
    a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes
  19. osmosis
    diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane
  20. oxidation
    the process by which a substance combines with oxygen
  21. oxygen
    a colorless, odorless gas that is essential for respiration
  22. phloem
    plant tissue that conducts synthesized food substances
  23. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  24. radiant energy
    energy that is transmitted in the form of radiation
  25. redox
    a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
  26. reduction
    any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion
  27. root
    underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
  28. solar energy
    energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
  29. stem
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant
  30. stoma
    a pore in a plant through which gases and vapor can pass
  31. storage
    the act of keeping something for future use
  32. stroma
    the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast
Created on Wed Feb 01 16:45:18 EST 2017 (updated Fri Mar 31 10:20:02 EDT 2017)

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