5th Grade Photosynthesis
stomata
tiny openings in a leaf or a stem of a plant that enable gas exchange to occur.
xylem
tubes of water in a plant
phloem
tubes that transports sugar throughout a plant
glucose
type of sugar that plants use for food
Carbon Dioxide
CO2; gas absorbed by plants
Chlorophyll
Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis; found in the leaves of plants
carbon dioxide
gas plants absorb during photosynthesis
water
necessary for photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
oxygen being broken down for energy in animals then breathing out the carbon dioxide as waste.
photosynthesis
process used by plants that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into a glucose (sugar)
sunlight
solar energy
Glucose
sugar: food for a plant
oxygen
the gas released by plants: O2