Photosynthesis Vocabulary Flashcards

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Carbon Dioxide

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Carbon dioxide: A gas in the air that we breathe out and plants use to make food during photosynthesis.

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Water

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Water: A liquid that is essential for life; plants use it along with sunlight to make food.

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Glucose

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Glucose: A type of sugar that plants produce as food during photosynthesis.

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Chlorophyll

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Chlorophyll: The green pigment in plants that helps capture sunlight for photosynthesis.

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Chloroplast

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Chloroplast: The part of plant cells where photosynthesis happens.

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Palisade Cells

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Palisade cells: Tall, tightly packed cells in leaves that are full of chloroplasts to help absorb sunlight.

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Stomata

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Stomata: Tiny holes on the underside of leaves that allow gases like carbon dioxide and oxygen to pass in and out.

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Absorb

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Absorb: To take in or soak up, like how plants take in sunlight or water.

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Diffusion

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Diffusion: The movement of particles from an area where there are many to an area where there are fewer, like how gases move through the air.

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NADP+/NADPH

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NADP+/NADPH: Molecules that carry energy and help transfer it during photosynthesis.