TWIG Photosynthesis Flash Cards

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Plant structure where photosynthesis occurs

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Leaf

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Tube in a plant that carries water up through the plant

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xylem

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tube in the plant the transports sugar through the plant

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phloem

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green pigment in leaves

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chlorophyll

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plant cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs

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chloroplast

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holes in the bottom of a leaf for gas exchange

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stomata

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process that plants use to make sugar

light energy + H₂o + CO₂ = C₆H₁₂O₆

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photosynthesis

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cellulose boundary that provides strength to the plant

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cell wall

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large organelle in plant cells that stores extra water

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vacuole

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water matter that enters the plant from the roots and travels to the leaf by the xylem; reactant of photosynthesis

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H₂0