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| photosynthesis | process by which a plant cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food |
| autotroph | organism that can make its own food |
| heterotroph | organism that cannot make its own food |
| pigments | colored chemical compounds that absorb light |
| chlorophyll | main photosynthetic pigments in chloroplasts |
| stomata | small openings on the undersides of the leaves |
| photosynthesis equation | 6CO2 + 6H2O ---- C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
| chloroplasts | green organelles inside plant cells |
| oxygen | gas that is released into the air during photosynthesis |
| carbon dioxide | gas that is taken from the air during photosynthesis |
| producer | what you call an organism that makes its own food |
