Photosynthesis
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- 4. It is a polysaccharide which functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet.
- 7. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
- 9. a colourless, odourless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.
- 10. a plastid in green plant cells which contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
- 11. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, which is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
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- 1. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
- 2. the spreading of something more widely.
- 3. a colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.
- 5. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.
- 6. a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
- 8. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.