the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water

green pigment in plants responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis

the plant cell organelle that contains chlorophyll where photosynthesis takes place

a sugar occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids

energy of chemical substances that is released when a chemical reaction transforms them into another substance

substances that start a chemical reaction

substances that are produced in a chemical reaction

the process that moves carbon between plats, animal and microbes: mineral in the earth; and the atmosphere

organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter

an organism that makes its own food

organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms

an organism that CAN make its own food (producer)

an organism that CANNOT make its own food (consumer)

the process of breaking down food (glucose) to release energy in a cell