Section 5-1 Flashcards
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These organisms use sunlight and carbon to produce their own food
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Photoautotrophs
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Organism that produces its own food
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Autotroph
2
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Use other organisms as food
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Heterotrophs
3
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Middle of a leaf
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Mesophyll
4
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Openings in leaves that allow materials to pass through
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Stomata
5
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Organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
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Chloroplast
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Small ring-like structures that produce a third membrane
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Thylakoids
7
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A pigment through which the entire process of photosynthesis begins
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Chlorophyll
8
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A molecule that absorbs light
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Pigment
9
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A stack of thykaloids
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Granum
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The space surrounding the granum
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Stroma
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Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight and then converts it into chemical energy with the use of water
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Light-dependent reactions
