Plants And Photosynthesis Flashcards
1
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Energy is…
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The ability to do work and transfer heat
2
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Potential vs Kinetic energy…
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Stored energy- Potential
Energy created from movement
3
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Carbon is…
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An atom found in all organic compounds cycles through all living things in the form of CO2 and food
4
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Chlorophyll is…
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- Green pigment found in plant thylakoids
- Absorbs light for photosynthesis
- Responsible for most of the photosynthetic activity in plants
5
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Thylakoids are…
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Membrane sacs in the chloroplasts location of the light reaction
6
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Photosynthesis is…
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- A process in which plants convert light energy into chemical energy
- CO2+H2O= glucose+O2
- Light reaction, Calvin cycle, dark reactions
7
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Cellular Respiration is…
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When organisms combine oxygen with food energy into usable ATP cellular energy