Matter and Energy

Evaporation of water from the stoma of leaves

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Respiration

• Photosythesis

Process by which bacteria that live on the roots of legume plants fix atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by plants

• Denitrification

• Respiration

• Transpiration

• Nitrogen Fixation

Plants with root nodules that contain nitrogen fixing bacteria

• Conifers

• Deciduous

• Legumes

• Citrus

Process by which bacteria in the soil convert organic nitrogen into atmospheric nitrogen

• Denitrification

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Transpiration

• Respiration

Process in which light energy is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen

• Cellular Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion

• Decomposition

Process in which oxygen and glucose are converted into carbon dioxide, water, and ATP energy

• Cellular Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion

• Decomposition

Burning of fossil fuels and wood, which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Decomposition

Breaking down of organic wastes by various organisms resulting in the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Combustion

• Decomposition

Pigment found in the chloroplasts that absorbs light energy and reflects green light

• Chlorophyll

• Chloroplast

• Photosynthesis

• Xylem

Organelle found in plant cells that is the site of photosynthesis

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Chlorophyll