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Chapter 10 & 26 Vocab
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Biology
9th Grade
10/15/2009

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chlorophyll
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green substance found in leaves
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photolysis
Definition
splitting of water during photosynthesis
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chemosynthesis
Definition
process where autotroph gets energy from inorganic compounds instead of light
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glycolysis
Definition
anaerobic process of splitting glucose and forming two molecules of pyruvic acid
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aerobic respiration
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requires oxygen to break down food to release energy
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anaerobic respiration
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doesn't require oxygen to break down food to release energy
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fermentation
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anaerobic process to change pyruvic acid molecules with no oxygen
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guard cell
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cells that surround and control the size of the opening in the stomata
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mesophyll
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photosynthetic tissue of a leaf, made of two types of parenchyma
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transpiration
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evaporation of water from stomata in leaves
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