Understanding Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis

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Process plants use to convert light energy into chemical energy

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Chlorophyll

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Green pigment in plants that absorbs light for photosynthesis

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Light energy

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Energy from the sun used in photosynthesis

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Carbon dioxide

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Gas absorbed by plants from the air for photosynthesis

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Water

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Absorbed by plant roots, used in photosynthesis

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Glucose

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Sugar produced by photosynthesis, used as energy by plants

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Oxygen

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By-product of photosynthesis released into the air

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Stomata

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Small openings on leaves for gas exchange

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Chloroplasts

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Organelles in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs

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Light-dependent reactions

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First stage of photosynthesis, occurs in thylakoid membranes