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What is an organism that utilizes photosynthesis to create its own food?

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Autotroph

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What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on other organisms for nutrition?

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Heterotroph

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What do we call organisms that consume organic material for energy?

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Consumer

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What is the role of organisms that break down dead organic material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem?

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Decomposer

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Define photosynthesis.

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is the primary pigment involved in photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll

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What is the equation for photosynthesis?

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6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2

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What are the two main stages of photosynthesis?

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Light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle.

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What is the function of stomata in plants?

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Stomata are small openings on the surfaces of leaves that allow for gas exchange.

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What is the significance of the Calvin cycle in photosynthesis?

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It is the stage where carbon dioxide is fixed into glucose.