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