Global Warming Flashcards

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C3 plants

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Plants that keeps their stomata closed during hot days to prevent water loss

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Carbon dioxide

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One of the toxic emissions going into the atmosphere

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C4 examples

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Corn

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C4 plant

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PEP

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Calvin cycle

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Another name for light independent reaction

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CAM examples

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Cactus

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CAM plant

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Opens stomata at night. Photo synthesis during the day.

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Deforestation

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The process of removing trees and replacing it with grasses

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Grana

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The stacks of thylakoids in a choloplast

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Greenhouse effect

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The mixture of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

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Global warming

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Progressive increase of the earths average temperature

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Heat

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The total amount of energy associated with particle movement in a substance

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Oxidation

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Losing electrons

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Phloem

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Food. Down

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Xylem

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Water. Goes up

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Photo respiration

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Oxygen is used in the Calvin cycle. No glucose made

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Stomata

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Openings in leaves for entrances of gases

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Thylakoid membrane

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Where light reaction occurs

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Temperature

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The unit for heat intensity

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Thylakoids

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The structure which photosynthesis takes place in plant cells