Uploaded by jicap37144

photosynthesis and plants

advertisement
Dummy PDF file
pronounced pho·to·syn·the·sis
noun
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from
carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll
and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
pronounced /plant/
noun
1.
a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing
water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment
chlorophyll.
Download