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10/11/2010

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Photosynthesis
Definition
The process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food
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autotroph
Definition
An organism that makes its own food
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heterotroph
Definition
An organism that cannot make its own food
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Pigment
Definition
A colored chemical compound that absorbs light and can be used to color other materials
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chlorophyll
Definition
The main photosynthesis pigment found in the chloroplast of plants, algae, and some bacteria
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stomata
Definition
Small opening on a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move