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- 3. The specific type of sugar a plant produces in photosynthesis
- 5. The organelle in plants where photosynthesis occurs
- 7. The energy source plants use to rearrange molecules to make their food.
- 9. A harsh and destructive natural phenomena in forests that activates the seeds of many plants.
- 11. A set of tube-shaped cells throughout a plant that help distribute sugar
- 12. Cells in the leaf that work as a pair to create an opening for gases to move in or out
- 13. Although useful for storing water and supplying small amount of micronutrients, it's not used in photosynthesis
- 14. A liquid material plants need to acquire to make their own food.
- 17. A set of tube-shaped cells in the stem of a plant that help conduct water upwards into the leaves
- 20. The primary location of photosynthesis on a plant
- 21. Included in food chains and webs to show the direction of energy and matter transfer.
- 23. A measure of energy in a food source
- 25. The color of the chlorophyll pigment in plant cells
- 26. A map of all feeding connections in an ecosystem
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- 1. A gas produced by plants in the process of photosynthesis
- 2. Carbon __________ is a gas plants use to make their food.
- 4. A linear map of feeding connections
- 6. A pigment used by plants to absorb sunlight energy
- 8. A molecule needed by living things, used to make their cell membrane
- 10. A tasty material produced by plants to encourage animals to distribute their seeds.
- 15. The structure plants have below ground that help with water and nutrient absorption from the soil
- 16. The food a plant produces for itself and uses for growth and energy.
- 18. A hole that opens and closes in a leaf to allow gases in and out
- 19. Word meaning "third," used to describe consumers in a food chain.
- 22. A reproductive structure some plants have, which in many cases, can turn into fruit.
- 24. A package containing DNA for a new plant combined with nutrients to help it begin growing
