- ATP Synthase: large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP & a phosphate group together to produce ATP
- Autotroph: organisms that can produce its own food from inorganic compounds from captured energy from the sunlight
- Heterotroph: organisms that obtain energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
- Jan Igenhousz: finds that aquatic plants produce oxygen bubbles in the light but not in the dark; concludes that plants need sunlight to produce oxygen
- Overall Reaction for Photosynthesis: photosynthesis uses the energy of sunlight to convert water & carbon dioxide into high-energy sugars & oxygen
- Pigments: light absorbing molecules
- Priestley: using a bell jar, candle, & a plant, he finds that plants release oxygen
- Van Helmont: concluded that trees gain most of their mass from water