Glossary Crossword

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products.
means the process by which the energy from glucose is released in the presence of oxygen
cellular respiration that occurs in the absence of oxygen
a compound consisting of an adenosine molecule bonded to three phosphate groups, present in all living tissue.
occur when a substance combines with another to form a new substance, called synthesis or, alternatively, decomposes into two or more different substances
a substance produced during a natural, chemical, or manufacturing process
a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction
the sequence of reactions by which most living cells generate energy during the process of aerobic respiration. It takes place in the mitochondria, consuming oxygen, producing carbon dioxide and water as waste products, and converting ADP to energy-rich ATP.
the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.
the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.
a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and bladelike, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk, are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.
the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals).
the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food
any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant, forming a slit of variable width that allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular spaces.
the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem.
plant or leaf gives off water vapor through the stomata
the production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process.
originally undifferentiated cells of the meristem can produce specialized cells to form the tissues of roots, leaves, and other plant parts.
The tissue of a plant other than the epidermis, periderm, and vascular tissues, consisting primarily of parenchyma, and (in lesser amounts) of collenchyma and sclerenchyma.
is the "outside" or outer part of a plant, which operates to control water and gas exchanges from the plant to the environment outside of the plant.
the tissue in higher plants that constitutes the vascular system, consisting of phloem and xylem, by which water and nutrients are conducted throughout the plant.
a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes.
a cellular plant tissue from which phloem, xylem, or cork grows by division, resulting (in woody plants) in secondary thickening.
each of a pair of curved cells that surround a stoma, becoming larger or smaller according to the pressure within the cells.
the vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.
a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant
the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers