2023 BP/AP Photosynthesis Vocabulary

photosynthesis

chemical reaction that uses sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen

photosynthesis formula

water + carbon dioxide \= glucose + oxygen

chloroplast

the organelle where photosynthesis takes place

fiber

thousands of glucose molecules that build the roots, stems and leaves of plants

matter cycling

matter moving between living and nonliving parts of the environment

energy flow

movement of energy between living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem

glucose

simple sugar produced by plants in photosynthesis

starch

hundreds of sugar molecules bonded together by plants to be stored for later use

matter

anything made of atoms

energy

the ability to cause change in matter

energy examples

light, heat, electricity

photosynthesis chemical formula

6CO2 + 6H2O \------\> C6H12O6 + 6O2

reactants

elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction

products

The elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction.

ATP

adenosine triphosphate - molecule that stores energy (energy is released when ATP changes to ADP)

fiber

thousands of sugar molecules bonded together by plants to form stems and branches