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Photosynthesis
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The process in which autotrophs use energy of the sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into high energy sugars and oxygen in a chemical reaction.
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Autotrophs
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Organisms that can make their own food.
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Phototrophs
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Organisms that make their own food using energy from the sun.
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Chemotrophs
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Organisms that make their own food using energy from chemicals.
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Heterotrophs
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Organisms that obtain their energy from the food they consume.
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Reactants
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The substances that enter a chemical reaction.
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Products
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The substances that are made from a chemical reaction.
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Chlorophyll
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The pigment found in the cells of autotrophs that is used to capture the sun's energy from light waves.
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Thylakoid
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Saclike photosynthetic membranes of chloroplasts.
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Stroma
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The area surrounding the thylakoids.
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ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
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A high energy molecule that is produced from ADP.
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