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ATP | one of the principle chemical compounds that cells use to store and release energy. |
Photosynthesis | Process of capturing radiant energy from the sun and converting it to chemical energy – FOOD! |
Chloroplasts | capture the light energy from the sun and convert it into chemical energy |
Sunlight | radiant energy |
glucose | a sugar; involved in the production of energy in both plants and animals. |
water | a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen |
autotroph | organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food ' |
reactant | element or compound that enters into a chemical reaction |
product | element or compound produced by a chemical reaction |
oxygen | one of the products of photosynthesis |
carbon dioxide | converted into sugars and oxygen through the process of photosynthesis |