Photosynthesis Vocabulary Review

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  1. 2. transports food from the leaves to the rest of the plants
  2. 9. a gas that is produced during respiration and combustion (burning); used by plants during photosynthesis
  3. 11. controls the opening and closing of the stoma (stomata)
  4. 12. transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves
  5. 13. process in which plants use energy from sunlight to produce glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water
  6. 14. an organelle within the cells of plants and algae that is the location of photosynthesis
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  1. 1. the basic unit of life in organisms that are plants; have special organelles to perform functions of photosynthesis
  2. 3. liquid; one of the reactants in photosynthesis
  3. 4. a simple sugar that is a major energy source for cells glucose is produced in photosynthesis
  4. 5. a green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy and converts it into a form the plant can use for photosynthesis
  5. 6. a substance that is formed as a result of a chemical reaction; products in photosynthesis are 6O2 and C6H12O6
  6. 7. tiny opening or pores in plant tissue that allow for gas exchange
  7. 8. the ingredients of a chemical reaction; reactants in photosynthesis are CO2 and H2O
  8. 10. a gas that is released as a product during photosynthesis; photosynthesis put oxygen back into the atmosphere