Plants & Energy Vocabulary Review

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  1. 2. Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move
  2. 5. A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria that captures light energy
  3. 7. A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles; includes plant and animal cells
  4. 9. area within the chloroplast where chlorophyll is stored and captures light energy
  5. 10. eukaryotic cell that makes up plants: has a rectangular shape; contains a cell wall, chloroplasts, one large vacuole
  6. 11. (ETC) uses the high-energy electrons to convert ADP+P into the energy molecule ATP
  7. 14. thin, flexible barrier around a cell that regulates what enters and leaves
  8. 15. Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom
  9. 16. (C6H12O6) Sugar molecule (carbohydrate) used as fuel to make ATP (energy)
  10. 18. (O2) tasteless, odorless, colorless gas released by plants in photosynthesis
  11. 19. electron carrier that carry high-energy electrons for making glucose
  12. 20. the result that comes out of a chemical reaction
  13. 22. strong, supporting layer around the cell membrane in plant cells and some prokaryotes
  14. 23. second step of photosynthesis that uses CO2, ATP, and NADPH to make glucose
  15. 24. the conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical (food) energy within producers
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  1. 1. Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates
  2. 3. eukaryotic cell that makes up animals: circular shape; no cell wall or chloroplasts and contains many, small vacuoles
  3. 4. the ingredients that go into a chemical reaction
  4. 5. Energy stored in chemical bonds
  5. 6. (CO2) a colorless, odorless gas naturally present in air, absorbed by plants in photosynthesis
  6. 8. first step in photosynthesis that use water and energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH
  7. 10. A single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
  8. 12. A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
  9. 13. smallest unit of life
  10. 17. fluid portion of the chloroplast outside of the thylakoids
  11. 21. organelle found in plant cells that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical (food) energy