7th Grade

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7th Grade Unit 1 Organism Response to the
Environment Lesson 1 Sunny Synthesis Vocabula
ry of Instruction
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Carbon Dioxide

• The gas that is produced in the process of
  respiration and used during photosynthesis to
  make food.

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Chlorophyll

• Pigment that gives chloroplasts their green color.

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Chloroplast

• A structure in the cells in plants and some other
  organisms that captures energy from sunlight and
  uses it to produce food.

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Glucose

• A sugar that is the major source of energy for
  the bodys cells.

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Guard Cell

• Tiny pores where carbon dioxide enters through,
  which control the movement of gases into and out
  of the leaf.

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Photosynthesis

• The process by which plants and some other
  organisms capture light energy from the sun and
  use it to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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Radiant Energy

• The energy that comes from electromagnetic waves.

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Stomata (Stoma)

• The small openings on the undersides of most
  leaves, through which oxygen and carbon dioxide
  can be exchanged with the atmosphere.

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Water

• The universal liquid with solubility
  characteristics with no odor, color, or flavor.

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Water Cycle