Photosynthesis/Respiration terms

Products

The chemical that comes out of a reaction.

Reactants

The chemicals that go into a reaction.

Respiration

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment; includes breathing and cellular respiration

Photosynthesis

The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use light, carbon dioxide, and water to make food

Glucose

Sugar that is created during photosynthesis. It is used by plants, animals, etc. Plants store it as starch.

Mitochondria

The cell organelle that is surrounded by two membranes and that is the site of cellular respiration.

Carbon Dioxide

A waste product of respiration, that is needed for photosynthesis.

Water

A product that is given off during respiration, it is needed for photosynthesis.

Oxygen

A waste product of photosynthesis, that is required for respiration.

ATP

Energy that cells store and use.

Chlorophyll

Green pigment found in chloroplasts.

Chloroplasts

Organelles that contain the pigment chlorophyll and are needed for photosynthesis.

Stomata

Pores in the epidermis of plants that let out oxygen, and can close if the plant is loosing too much oxygen

Stoma

Pores in the epidermis of plants, they let in carbon dioxide and light