photosynthesis Flashcards
Chemical Reaction
A process by which one of more substances change to produce one or more different substances.
Chloroplast
A membrane-bound organelle in plants that is the site of photosynthesis.
Energy
The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system.
Glucose
A sugar composed of six carbon atoms that is the preferred energy source for most cells; produced by photosynthesis
Matter cycle
A movement of elements or molecules through a repeated sequence of events
Microorganism
an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye
Photosynthesis
a chemical reaction during which plants convert radiant energy from the sun to chemical energy; the reaction converts carbon dioxide and water into sugar (glucose) and oxygen.
Phytoplankton
Microscopic plants that live in aquatic environment and perform photosynthesis.
Product
A substance produced during a chemical reaction
Reactant
A substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a chemical reaction.
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Carbon
A naturally occurring element of earth; an essential building block of organic compounds
Carbon Dioxide
A gas that is a natural component of the atmosphere; produced by cells during cellular respiration and used by plants and other organisms for photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
The process of obtaining energy from the breaking of chemical bonds in nutrients
chemical reaction
the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances
Conservation of matter
The law that says matter is neither created nor destroyed in ordinary chemical or physical processes.
Energy
The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system
Matter
Anything that has volume and mass
Molecule
the simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically.
Oxygen
A gas produced by plants during photosynthesis that animals use for respiration
Cell
The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms
Function
What something does
Multicellular
A category of organisms made up of more then one cell and of different types of cell.
Organ
A collection of similar tissues joined together into a structure that performs specialized functions
Organism
A self contained living thing
Specilized
Having characteristics that allow specific functions to be performed.
Subsystem
a self contained system within a larger system
System
A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole
Tissue
A mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function
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