photosynthesis
Solar-powered sugar creation
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria convert sunlight into chemical energy.
Using light, water, and carbon dioxide, they produce sugars for food and release oxygen as a byproduct.
Nearly all life on Earth depends on photosynthesis—directly for food or indirectly through the oxygen it generates.
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- greenColor of vegetation
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
trees · aquatic plants · succulents · shade plants · variegation · seedlings · canopy
Biogeochemical element circulation process
- autotrophSelf-nourishing organism
- producerOne who makes things
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
carbon sink · climate · ecosystem · atmosphere · phytoplankton · cyanobacteria · algae · rainforest
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- ATPCell's energy molecule
antenna · carotenoid · chloroplast · pigment · spectrum · irradiance · oxygen · excitation
Cell's energy molecule
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- chemical energyPower stored in bonds
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- solar energyHarnessed stellar radiation
light energy · stored energy · bond energy · phosphorylation
Respiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- stromaSupportive tissue framework
- mesophyllPhotosynthetic tissue in leaves
organic compounds · glyceraldehyde · assimilation · fixation · reduction · starch
Light-harvesting cell structure
- stromaSupportive tissue framework
- mesophyllPhotosynthetic tissue in leaves
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- membraneThin tissue sheet
vacuole · cell wall · organelle · lamellae · envelope · plastid · compartment
Measuring light wavelength absorption
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- Joseph Priestley
leaves
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- greenColor of vegetation
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
crops · trees · aquatic plants · succulents · shade plants · variegation · seedlings · canopy
carbon cycle
Biogeochemical element circulation process
- autotrophSelf-nourishing organism
- producerOne who makes things
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
biomass · carbon sink · climate · ecosystem · atmosphere · phytoplankton · cyanobacteria · algae · rainforest · productivity
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- electronNegative subatomic particle
ATP · antenna · carotenoid · chloroplast · pigment · spectrum · irradiance · oxygen · excitation · fluorescence
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- chemical energyPower stored in bonds
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
light energy · solar energy · stored energy · bond energy · phosphorylation
carbon dioxide
Respiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
mesophyll · organic compounds · glyceraldehyde · assimilation · fixation · reduction · starch
chloroplast
Light-harvesting cell structure
- stromaSupportive tissue framework
- mesophyllPhotosynthetic tissue in leaves
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
membrane · vacuole · cell wall · organelle · lamellae · envelope · plastid · compartment
spectrophotometry
Measuring light wavelength absorption
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- Joseph Priestley
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- Natural Processesdecomposition, evaporation, erosion, carbon cycle, precipitation
- science classbiology, chemistry, physics, lab, experiment
- ecological phenomenamigration, hibernation, pollination, food chain, decomposition
- ecology termsecology, biome, ecosystem, niche, habitat
- plant biologychloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil, petal
photosynthesiscellular respiration
Cell-level fuel burning
respiration · aerobic respiration · catabolism · decomposition · glycolysis
photosynthesisheterotrophy
Obtaining energy from others
consumption · predation · herbivory · parasitism · carnivory
- CAM photosynthesisNocturnal CO2 fixation pathway
photosynthesize, photosynthesise, photosynthesizing, photosyntheses, photosynthesising, photosynthesized, photosynthesizes