Photosynthesis Wordbank
Word Meaning
Process by which green plants convert light energy in to chemical energy stored in food
Factor that slows down photosynthesis when in short supply
Green structure inside most plant cells that contain chlorophyll
Tiny pore found on surface of a leaf through which gases pass
Dead tissue containing lignin which transports water and minerals
Living tissue containing sieve plates and companion cells; transports soluble food (glucose)
One of a pair of cells that control the opening and closing of stomata
Leaf tissue composed of loosely packed cells that exchange gases; site of photosynthesis
Leaf tissue composed of densely packed column shaped cells; main site of photosynthesis
Green pigment found in chloroplasts essential for trapping light
Structural carbohydrate composed of many glucose molecules joined together; component of cell walls
Complex storage carbohydrate formed from many glucose molecules joined together
Stack of membranes inside chloroplast containing pigment e.g. chlorophyll
Fluid filling the chloroplast; site of carbon fixation
Light dependent stage of photosynthesis; occurs on grana
Stage of photosynthesis that results in formation of carbohydrate; occurs in stroma
Tough woody supporting material present as rings or spirals on the inside of xylem vessels
Raw materials for photosynthesis
Products of photosynthesis
Lignin Photolysis CO
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and H
2
O Starch Chlorophyll Grana
Cellulose Guard cell Carbon fixation Xylem Chloroplast
Stomata Limiting factor Photosynthesis Stroma Palisade mesophyll
Phloem
Spongy mesophyll Glucose and O
2