Photosynthesis Vocabulary 6th grade

Life Science

Photosynthesis

plants use radiant energy, water and carbon dioxide to make glucose and oxygen

Cycling of Matter

elements that recycle through an ecosystem to be used over and over again. ex: water cycle, rock cycle, carbon cycle

organism

A living thing

reactants of photosynthesis (inputs)

radiant energy, water, carbon dioxide

stomata

Small openings on the underside of a leaf where oxygen and carbon dioxide enter and leave

glucose

sugar made by plants during photosynthesis to use as energy (food)

Producer/Autotroph

An organism that can make its own food.

radiant energy

the main source of energy on Earth - sun light

Chlorophyll

Green pigment in the chloroplast that absorbs the light energy

Chloroplast

Organelle found in plant cells where photosynthesis happens

cellular respiration

People and animals do this to make energy from oxygen and the food we eat

flow of energy

the movement of energy through an ecosystem, energy cannot be created or destroyed - it only changes form

Products of photosynthesis (outputs)

glucose and oxygen

solar energy to chemical energy

photosynthesis changes solar energy into chemical energy

plants, algae (phytoplankton), microorganisms

they all use photosynthesis

chemical energy

the energy plants and animals make from glucose