Photosynthesis Vocab.

Green Leaf:

• Comes from the Sun

• The factory where photosynthesis happens.

• Distributes water to the plant.

• Carries the glucose to the plant for its life processes.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Stomata: 

• Distributes water to the plant.

• Organelle that contains chlorophyll. 

• Lets gases in and out of the leaf.

• The factory where photosynthesis happens.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Chlorophyll

• Pigment which absorbs the sun’s energy.

• Distributes water to plants. 

• Comes from the sun.

• Process by which a green plant makes its own food. 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Chloroplasts:

• Distributes water to the plant.

• Lets gases in and out of the leaf.  

• Comes from the sun.

• Organelle that contains chlorophyll. 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Carbon Dioxide 

• Lets gases in and out of the leaf. 

• Sugar that is produced through photosynthesis. 

• Gas that is absorbed by plants.  

• Radiant energy from the sun.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Photosynthesis:

• The process of the earth’s atmosphere cooling. 

• Distributes water to the plant. 

• Pigment which absorbs the sun’s energy.

• Process by which a green plant makes its own food. 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Cellular Respiration:

• Cell tissue dying. 

• Products

• The process of converting glucose and oxygen into energy.

• Reactants

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Glucose:

• Product of photosynthesis. 

• Reactant

• Water and nutrients. 

• Sunlight absorbed by chlorophyll. 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Oxygen

• Distributes water to the plant.

• Product of photosynthesis.  

• Comes from the sun.

• Organelle that contains chlorophyll. 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Product:

• End result.

• Lets gases in and out of the leaf.  

• Ingredients. 

• Organelle that contains chlorophyll. 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2