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the process by which plants and other autotrophs capture and use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water

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an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food

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an organism that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other living things

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a green photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria

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minute pores under a leaf or stem which allow movement of gasses into and out of intercellular spaces

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the process in which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical reactions inside cells, releasing energy

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rod shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions

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the process by which cells release energy by breaking down food molecules without using oxygen

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