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| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate | A group of organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and including sugars, starches, cellulose, and gums. Carbohydrates are produced through photosynthesis and serve as a major source of energy for the plants that produce them and the animals that eat those plants. |  |
| Chlorophyll | The green pigment in plant cells that plays an essential role in photosynthesis; most plants have chlorophyll but some, such as saprophytes, lack chlorophyll. | |
| Crassulacean acid metabolism | A photosynthesis pathway characteristic of plants that grow in water or carbon dioxide limited environments, most prevalent in species of Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae, and Orchidaceae. | |
| Oxidation | The process of using oxygen to break down glucose to obtain energy. This results in the production of carbon dioxide and water as by products. Carbon dioxide and water are also released when forests are burned resulting in the release of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. |  |
| rbcL | A chloroplast gene that encodes the large subunit of the photosynthetic enzyme ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/ oxygenase. | |
| Respiration | In plants, the process of oxidizing sugars to obtain energy for growth and reproduction. This yields carbon dioxide and water as byproducts. | |
| Statolith | An organelle found in plant cells of some plant species that makes and stores starch granules that are involved in the perception of gravity and directly roots to grow downward and shoots to grow upward. | |
| Translocate | Referring to the movement of sucrose though the phloem from the leaves to other parts of the plant. |