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Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll

A green pigment found in plants that is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.

Oxygen

A gas produced as a byproduct of photosynthesis, essential for the respiration of living organisms.

Carbon Dioxide

A gas taken in by plants during photosynthesis, used to synthesize food.

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a product of photosynthesis.

Light-dependent reactions

The first stage of photosynthesis where sunlight is captured and converted into chemical energy.

Light-independent reactions (Calvin Cycle)

The second stage of photosynthesis that does not require light, where carbon dioxide is converted into glucose.

Thylakoid

A membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, involved in the light reactions of photosynthesis.

Stroma

The fluid-filled space surrounding the thylakoids in chloroplasts where the light-independent reactions take place.

Chloroplast

An organelle found in plant cells that conducts photosynthesis.