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Carbon dioxide

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a colorless gas that is produced during respiration and combustion (burning)

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Chlorophyll

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a green pigment in plants that absorb lights energy and converts it into a form the plant can use for photosynthsis

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Glucose

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a simple sugar that is a major energy source for cells

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Limiting factors

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the required substance that is in shortest supply and therefore limits growth or other life processes

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Nanometer

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a tiny unit of distance, equal to one billionth of a meter

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Photosynthesis

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a process in which plants use energy from light to produce glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water

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Wavelength

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the distance between two consecutive crest of a wave

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matter

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anything that has mass and takes up space

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molecule

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a group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces; a molecule is the smallest unit of a compound that keeps all the properties of that compound

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energy

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the ability to cause change

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producer

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an organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings

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consumer

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an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter

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decomposer

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an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients