Photosynthesis Flashcards

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Plants need light, carbon dioxide, and water to perform photosynthesis.

Through the roots, pores, or holes in the leaves.

<p>Chloroplast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The plant does not need oxygen, so it is released into the air.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Photosynthesis is important for people and animals because we need oxygen to breathe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both plants and animals need glucose because they make ATP energy, which is critical for cells to create themselves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three reactants needed for photosynthesis are carbon dioxide, water, and light energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two products of photosynthesis are oxygen and glucose.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pigments are colored compounds that capture light energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pigment that plants have that helps them absorb is chlorophyll.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plants are green because chlorophyll is very good at absorbing blue or red lights/colors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using light to make food.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Green organelles inside plant cells that give plants their green color.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Colored chemical compounds that absorb light.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Small openings on the undersides of the leaves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organism that makes its own food.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organism that cannot make its own food.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph is that an autotroph can make its own food and a heterotroph cannot.</p> Signup and view all the answers