Test 5 Flashcards
Lys, lysis
Dissolution, destruction
Logos, logy
The study of
Mikros, micro
Small
Mono
One, single
Morphe
Form, shape
Neuro
Nerve
Oo
Beginning, egg
Ovum, ovi
Egg
Plastid
Photosynthetic organelle in plants, used for storage
Photosynthesis
Process of organelles using energy from sunlight to synthesize food
Photon
Unit of light energy
Photolysis
The splitting of water in a light reaction
Chloroplast
Organelle that converts sunlight into chemical energy
Chlorophyll
Pigment that captures light energy
Autotroph
Organism that can produce its own food from obtaining energy
Heterotroph
Organism that cannot produce its own food but obtains energy from the food It eats
Light reaction
Reactions of photosynthesis that requires light
Dark reaction
Reactions of photosynthesis that do not require light but use energy produced and stored during light reactions to make glucose
Glucose
a product of photosynthesis that can be broken down for energy