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| 1974450877 | photosynthesis | the process by which plants and other photoautotrophs generate carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water, and light energy in chloroplasts | 0 | |
| 1974450878 | chemoautotroph | a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis | 1 | |
| 1974450879 | photoautotroph | an organism that can synthesize its own food by using light as a source of energy | 2 | |
| 1974450880 | chloroplast | an organelle found in the cells of green plants and photosynthetic algae where photosynthesis takes place | 3 | |
| 1974450881 | stoma | a pore found in the leaf and stem epidermis used for gaseous exchange | 4 | |
| 1974450882 | mesophyll | parenchyma (ground tissue) that comprises most of the interior of the leaf between the upper and lower layers of epidermis | 5 | |
| 1974450883 | photosystem | Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis. | 6 | |
| 1974450884 | wavelength | the length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency | 7 | |
| 1974450885 | electromagnetic spectrum | the entire range of wavelengths of all known radiations consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, including gamma rays, visible light, infrared, radio waves, and X-rays | 8 | |
| 1974450886 | visible light | the part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye | 9 | |
| 1974450887 | chlorophyll | Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. | 10 | |
| 1974450888 | carotenoid | Any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls. | 11 | |
| 1974450889 | spectrophotometer | An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths. | 12 | |
| 1974450890 | photophosphorylation | The addition of a phosphate (PO43-) group to a protein or other organic molecule by photosynthesis. | 13 | |
| 1974450891 | chemiosmosis | The movement of ions across a selectively permeable membrane, down their electrochemical gradient. | 14 | |
| 1974450892 | photosystem | Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis. | 15 | |
| 1974450893 | light-independent reaction | chemical reactions during photosynthesis that convert carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose, taking place in the in the stroma | 16 | |
| 1974450894 | ribulose bisphosphate | an organic substance that is involved in photosynthesis, reacts with carbon dioxide to form 3-PGA | 17 | |
| 1974450895 | rubisco | (ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase) a plant enzyme which catalyzes the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis by catalyzing the reaction between carbon dioxide and RuBP | 18 | |
| 1974450896 | cellular respiration | the set of the metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) | 19 | |
| 1974450897 | heterotroph | an organism that requires an external supply of energy in the form of food, as it cannot synthesize its own | 20 | |
| 1974450898 | aerobic | living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen | 21 |
