Written by: Drew Peltier
Illustrated by: Sabine Deviche
Illustrated by: Sabine Deviche
Carboxylase: a type of protein that is good at attaching to a specific molecule arrangement: a carbon atom connected to two oxygen atoms, one of which is connected to a hydrogen atom.
Chlorophyll: the pigment that gives plants their green color and allows them to absorb sunlight... more
Chloroplast: a part of a cell found in plants that converts light energy into energy plants can use (sugar). Other living organisms such as algae also have cells that contain chloroplasts.
Enzyme: a protein that changes the speed of chemical reactions.
Evaporate: the act of a non-boiling liquid becoming a gas.
Photosynthesis: a set of chain reactions that convert light energy into chemical energy. Photosynthesis also produces energy-rich carbohydrates like starch. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast of a plant cell... more
RuBisCo: a protein important for plants to be able to pull carbon dioxide out of the air and convert it into sugar.
Stomata: tiny openings in the leaves of plants.
Thylakoid: the disk-shaped parts of a plant cell where light-dependent reactions occur... more
Flashcard facts and information about photosynthesis
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This set of bits will teach you about the process plants use to make their own food: photosynthesis. To learn more about the science behind photosynthesis, visit Snacking on Sunlight
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- Article: Snacking on Sunlight Bits
- Author(s): Drew Peltier
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 26 Feb, 2015
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- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/biology-bits/snacking-sunlight-bits
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Drew Peltier. (Thu, 02/26/2015 - 10:12). Snacking on Sunlight Bits. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/biology-bits/snacking-sunlight-bits
American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
Chicago Manual of Style
Drew Peltier. "Snacking on Sunlight Bits". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 26 Feb 2015. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/biology-bits/snacking-sunlight-bits
For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/
MLA 2017 Style
Drew Peltier. "Snacking on Sunlight Bits". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 26 Feb 2015. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/biology-bits/snacking-sunlight-bits
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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