Plants and Photosynthesis vocab flashcard

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Breaking down food into energy without oxygen

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Anaerobic respiration

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Response of a plant to a stimulus

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plant tropism

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Part of a plant cell containing chlorophyll; site of photosynthesis.

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chloroplast

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Oval cell parts that supply energy.

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Mitochondria

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Loss of water through plant leaves

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transpiration

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Tissue that transports food from leaves in plants.

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phloem

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Process of using oxygen to break down food into energy

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Aerobic respiration

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Green chemical in cells that helps plants use sunlight for food.

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chlorophyll

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Energy release from food molecules (e.g., glucose) occurs in cell mitochondria.

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cellular respiration

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Food-making process in green plants using sunlight

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photosynthesis