Photosynthesis Vocab Flashcard

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Energy reaching Earth as visible light, UV light, and infrared radiation.

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Radiant energy.

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Energy stored in chemical bonds and released in reactions.

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chemical energy

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Chemical reaction where plants convert sunlight to chemical energy, turning CO2 and water into sugar.

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photosynthesis

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A process where two or more substances interact and change chemically, producing new substances is called _____________.

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Chemical reaction

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Substance that participates in a reaction:

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reactants

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Substance created during a chemical reaction?

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Products

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Simple carbohydrate produced by photosynthesis, storing energy and building structural molecules.

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Glucose

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Smallest particle of an element made of protons, electrons, and neutrons.

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Atom

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Simplest unit of a chemical compound formed by atoms joining?

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Molecule

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Green pigment in plants and algae that converts sunlight to chemical energy.

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Chlorophyll