Photosynthesis Basics
Photosynthesis Reaction
Plant Parts 1
Plant Parts 2
Chloroplasts
100
An organism that makes its own food. Another word for producer.
autotroph
100
A product of photosynthesis that stores energy (is a food).
glucose
100
The part of the plant where water is absorbed.
roots
100
The part of the plant where most photosynthesis happens.
leaf
100
Chloroplasts contain stacks of these pancake like compartments.
thylakoids
200
A "complex" organism other than plants that does photosynthesis. Usually part of Kingdom Protista.
algae
200
A reactant of photosynthesis that is a gas. Organisms release it when they get energy from food (a combustion reaction product).
carbon dioxide
200
Waxy outer layer of a leaf that is impermeable to water and gases. It prevents water loss (transpiration).
cuticle
200
Openings in the bottom of the leaf.
stomata
200
Thylakoid membranes have this green pigment in them.
chlorophyll
300
They are believed to be the first species to do photosynthesis on Earth, creating the first oxygen in the atmosphere.
cyanobacteria
300
A reactant of photosynthesis that can be accidentally lost during transpiration.
water
300
The 2nd layer of the leaf. It is made of cells and helps protect against water loss. There is an upper and lower one. Means "skin".
epidermis
300
The pair of cells that open and close a stoma.
guard cells
300
A stack of thylakoids is called this.
granum
400
Form of energy captured and transformed by photosynthesizers.
electromagnetic energy
400
A product of photosynthesis that is a gas. Organisms use it to release energy from food (a combustion reaction reactant).
oxygen
400
Part of the plant that carries water, nitrogen, and phosphorus from the roots to the leaves.
xylem
400
Part of the plant that carries glucose from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
phloem
400
The inside of a thylakoid is called this.
thylakoid space
500
Form of energy stored in food made during photosynthesis.
chemical potential energy
500
The source of energy that allows photosynthesis on Earth to happen.
sun
500
The layer in a leaf where most of the photosynthesis happens.
palisade layer
500
The layer in a leaf where gases enter and move around. Some photosynthesis happens there.
spongy layer
500
The area around the thylakoids inside the chloroplast is called this.
stroma (Not stoma! The r is rrrrrrrrrrrrreally important to the chloroplasts!)
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