 | Term | Definition |
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Overall Reaction for Photosynthesis |
photosynthesis uses the energy of sunlight to convert water & carbon dioxide into high-energy sugars & oxygen |
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Pigments |
light absorbing molecules |
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Van Helmont |
concluded that trees gain most of their mass from water |
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Priestley |
using a bell jar, candle, & a plant, he finds that plants release oxygen |
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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 |
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Autotroph |
organisms that can produce its own food from inorganic compounds from captured energy from the sunlight |
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Heterotroph |
organisms that obtain energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer |
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ATP Synthase |
large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP & a phosphate group together to produce ATP |
