Photosynthesis Vocabulary

Photosynthesis

• process by which a green plant makes its own food

• comes from the sun

• the factory where photosynthesis happens

• Carries the glucose to the plant for its life processes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Green leaf

• Organelle that contain chlorophyll; site of photosynthesis

• Green pigment which absorbs the sun’s energy

• the factory where photosynthesis happens

• Distributes water to the plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Stomata

• process by which a green plant makes its own food

• Lets carbon dioxide in and oxygen out of the leaf

• Carries the glucose to the plant for its life processes

• Organelle that contain chlorophyll; site of photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Chlorophyll

• process by which a green plant makes its own food

• Lets carbon dioxide in and oxygen out of the leaf

• comes from the sun

• Green pigment which absorbs the sun’s energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Chloroplasts

• Organelle that contain chlorophyll; site of photosynthesis

• Carries the glucose to the plant for its life processes

• Distributes water to the plant

• comes from the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Xylem

• Distributes water to the plant

• process by which a green plant makes its own food

• Lets carbon dioxide in and oxygen out of the leaf

• the factory where photosynthesis happens

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Phloem

• Green pigment which absorbs the sun’s energy

• comes from the sun

• Carries the glucose to the plant for its life processes

• Distributes water to the plant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Radiant energy

• Lets carbon dioxide in and oxygen out of the leaf

• comes from the sun

• Distributes water to the plant

• the factory where photosynthesis happens

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6