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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. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
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Autotroph
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An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
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Heterotroph
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An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
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Pigment
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The natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue.
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Chlorophyll
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A green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyrin ring.
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Stomata
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Plural form of stoma.
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