Plants and Energy Flow Vocabulary

Plants and Energy Flow Vocabulary

1. vascular tissue - supports a plant and carries water and food throughout the plant

2. cellular respiration - the process by which cells use oxygen for breaking down sugar to release energy

3. xylem- carries water and nutrients from roots to other part of plants

4. fermentation- the process that releases energy from sugar in the absence of oxygen

5. chloroplasts - where food is made, contains chlorophyll

6. stomata - tiny pores on leaves, that allow carbon dioxide and oxygen to go in and out as the plant needs

7. chlorophyll – the green pigment that absorbs the light energy from the sun

8. phloem - carries food from the leaves to other parts of a plant

9. photosynthesis - the process that plants use to make food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, water and releases oxygen into the air

10. producer - organisms that convert light energy to chemical energy (phytoplankton, plants)

11. consumer- any organism that feeds on other plants or animals

12. decomposer -an organism that breaks down the substance of dead organisms. Mushrooms and bacteria are decomposers

13. food chain –a transfer of food energy from one organism to another

14. food web-a group of interlinked food chains