Unit 1 - Plants - Photosynthesis, Water, and Minerals Vocab

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Process where plants use sunlight to convert water and CO2 into sugars and oxygen.

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photosynthesis

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Molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?

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carbohydrates

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Carbohydrate stored by plants for structure?

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starch

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Essential mineral for plant protein; deficiency causes yellow, shriveled leaves and stunted growth.

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nitrates

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Mineral needed for chlorophyll; faded leaves and dark veins indicate deficiency.

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magnesium

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Word for water in gas form.

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water vapour

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This green pigment captures sunlight in plants and makes glucose.

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chlorophyll

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Organelle in plant leaves containing chlorophyll and where photosynthesis occurs.

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the chloroplast

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Water evaporating from plant leaves is called...

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transpiration

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Substances that do not move through leaf stomata during photosynthesis:

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nitrates