photosynthesis

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  1. 1. organic compound that provides energy to drive many processes in living cells
  2. 4. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis
  3. 7. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, etc.
  4. 8. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
  5. 10. first phase of photosynthesis, in which energy in the form of light is absorbed and converted into chemical energy
  6. 12. surrounds the thylakoids, where the light reaction takes place
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  1. 2. process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food
  2. 3. a green pigment found in chloroplasts, absorbs energy from the sun
  3. 5. a simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms
  4. 6. reactions of photosynthesis that use the energy stored by the light-dependent reactions to form glucose
  5. 9. most vital gas on earth
  6. 11. supportive tissue/fluid surrounding the grana within the chloroplast