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AP Biology Chapter 8: Photosynthesis

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the conversion of light energy top chemical energy that is stored in sugars or other organic compounds; occurs in plants, algae, and certain prokaryotes

an organism that obtains organic food molecules without eating other organisms or substances derived from other organisms. Autotrophs use energy from the sun or from oxidation of inorganic substances to make organic molecules from inorganic ones

An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms of substances derived from them

leaf cells specialized for photosynthesis. In C3 and CAM plants, mesophyll cells are located between the upper and lower epidermis; in C4 plants, they are located between the bundle-sheath cells and the epidermis

A microscopic pore surrounded by guard cells in the epidermis of leaves and stems that allows gas exchange between the environment and the interior of the plant