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photosynthesis
photosynthesis:the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct
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organism: an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
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producer: a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale
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light energy:Light energy is a form of energy and is expressed in joules. ... It is the visible light that is detected by the human eye. It is also the visible light that drives photosynthesis. Blue and red wavelengths are the chlorophylls' two most effectively absorbed wavelengths of the visible light.
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Glucose:a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
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Chloroplast :(in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place
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chlorophyll: a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyrin ring.
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