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Photosynthesis |
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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Autotrophs |
is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions (self-feeders)
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Heterotrophs |
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
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Mesophyll |
the inner tissue (parenchyma) of a leaf, containing many chloroplasts
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Stomata |
any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant, forming a slit of variable width that allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular spaces
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Stroma |
The spongy, colorless matrix of a cell that functionally supports the cell |
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Thylakoids |
is a membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. They are the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. |
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Chlorophyll |
a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis |
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Light Reactions |
Are the steps of photosynthesis that convert solar energy to chemical energy |
