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Photosynthesis
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10/09/2004

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Photosynthesis
Definition
"The conversion of carbon dioxide and water into a sugar called glucose using sunlight energy. Oxygen is produced as a waste product. Food-making process that takes place in the chloroplasts of plant cells, where light energy is used to produce glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water.
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Formula for Photosynthesis
Definition
6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light energy --> C6H12O6 + 6 O2 .
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Glucose
Definition
"Made up of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), and Oxygen (O). It is a sugar. Glucose is the basic fuel and basic building material for much of life.
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Carbon Dioxide
Definition
Carbon dioxide enters the plant through holes in leaves called stomata and combines with the stored energy in the chloroplasts through a chemical reaction to produce a simple sugar.
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Oxygen
Definition
Made during photosynthesis.
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Water
Definition
Taken into plants through roots. Combined with Carbon dioxide to make glucose and oxygen during photosynthesis.
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Sunlight
Definition
The energy source that powers the chemical reaction of photosynthesis.
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Chlorophyll
Definition
"A green substance which gives leaves their color. Chlorophyll absorbs energy from sunlight which a plant uses to make food. Green, light-trapping pigment in plant chloroplasts that is important in photosynthesis.
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Chloroplast
Definition
Part of plants that contain chlorophyll and is the place where photosynthesis occurs.
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Producers
Definition
Green plants that produce glucose during photosynthesis.
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Formula for glucose
Definition
C6 H12 O6
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Stomata
Definition
Tiny openings in a plant's epidermis through which carbon dioxide and water vapor gases enter and leave a leaf.
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Photosynthesis reaction in words
Definition
Carbon dioxide and water react with light energy to make glucose and oxygen.
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Light dependent reaction
Definition
Chlorophyll traps light energy that eventually will be stored in sugar molecules. Light energy causes water molecules to split into oxygen and hydrogen. The oxygen leaves the plant through the stomata. This is the oxygen that you breathe. Leftover hydrogen is used in photosynthesis reactions that occur when there is no light.
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Light Independent reaction
Definition
Sometimes called dark reactions. Carbon dioxide is used in these reactions. The light energy trapped during the light-dependent reactions is used to combine carbon dioxide and hydrogen to make glucose. The chemical bonds that hold glucose together are stored energy.
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