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| Near universal food for life; it is large but easy to storage |
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| Adenosine triphosphate; small and easy to use. |
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| Process of when a plant creates glucose and oxygen from water and carbon dioxide |
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| When glucose is converted into usable energy by "burning" it. |
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1. NRG can't be created or destroyed
2. When NRG transformed, there will be less energy available in the process. |
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| Organelle in plant in where photosynthesis takes place. |
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| Organisms that build own food with sunlight. (producer) |
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| Organisms that need to eat or absorb to get energy. (Consumer) |
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| Light-dependent reactions |
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| Stage of photosynthesis that converts light NRG to ATP and NADPH. |
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| Light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle) |
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| Stage of photosynthesis that converts NRG from components and CO2 to glucose. (does not need light) |
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| One of main tissues of a leaf. Makes up most of leaf's interior. Where photosynthesis occurs (mainly cells with chloroplasts). |
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| One of main tissues of a leaf. Outermost cellular later which covers the whole plant structure. |
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| One of main tissues of a leaf. Made primarily of xylem and phloem. |
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| Carries dissolved sugar and necessary nutrients from leaves to other cells throughout the plant. |
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| Inside epidermis; controls transpiration and gas exchange with air. |
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| When a plant absorbs water in its roots. |
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| Controls stomata that swell or shrink by taking in or losing water. |
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| Diffusion of fluid through a semipermeable membrane. |
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| Transports water and minerals from roots to the cells of leaves. |
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| Process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the bonds of sugar. |
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