Photosynthesis Concepts and Vocab

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Grana

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Stacks of thylakoid membrane in the chloroplast.

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Stroma

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The fluid part of the chloroplast.

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Chlorophyll

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The pigment in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts that allows plants to capture sunlight.

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Chemosynthesis

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The process some producers use to make food from chemicals.

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Ultimate source of energy for most life on Earth

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The sun

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Process that breaks down glucose in consumers

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Cellular respiration

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Number of water molecules used in photosynthesis

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Six

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Number of glucose molecules produced in photosynthesis

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One

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Organisms that perform photosynthesis

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Plants

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chlorophyll

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a pigment that absorbs every color of sunlight except for green, and thus reflects it.