Unit 2 Vocabulary (photosynthesis)

The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar

The first stage of the photosynthesis process in which solar energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP

light-independent process in which sugar molecules are formed from the carbon dioxide and water molecules

small, but critical structures inside of plant cells

a pigment present in all green plants and a few other organisms

an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals

an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients

the site of photochemical or light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis

the space between thylakoids where the dark reaction takes place

the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level

a sugar that plants produce

the part of the stem that transports water to the plant

part of the stem that transports nutrients to the plant

control the opening and closing of pores (called stoma, or stomata), thereby regulating gas exchange and water loss for the plant

to take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen

C6H12O6

O6

H2O

CO2