Photosynthesis

3. organisms that carry out photosynthesis
5. a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms
6. complement component 3 in immunology, C3 photosynthesis in plants, and C3 AI, an enterprise AI software company
7. the pigment that gives plants and algae their green color
8. a colorless, odorless gas made of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms
12. first stage of photosynthesis, where plants convert light energy and water
15. a plant that uses a specialized photosynthetic process called Crassulacean Acid Metabolism to thrive in dry environments
17. the natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue.
18. a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.

1. containing the colors of the rainbow
2. number of flattened sacs inside a chloroplast
4. light from the sun
8. C4 plants are a group of plants that have adapted a specialized photosynthetic pathway to efficiently capture carbon dioxide in hot, dry environments
9. a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8
10. the supportive, connective tissue framework of an organ or a fluid-filled space within a chloroplast
11. the stacks of thylakoids embedded in the stroma of a chloroplast.
13. a simple sugar that serves as the body's primary source of energy, fueling cells in the brain, muscles, and other organs
14. a series of chemical reactions that takes place during photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into glucose and other sugars
16. the main energy currency of the cell, a molecule that stores and delivers energy for nearly all cellular activities