Nature's smallest factory: The Calvin cycle - Cathy Symington

Important Vocabulary Words From The Video

ribulose

Ribulose is a type of sugar that is found in many plants. Ribulose is important because it is a source of energy for plants.

  • Ribulose is found in sugarcane and sugar beets.
  • Ribulose is important because it is a source of energy for plants.
carbons

When you burn carbon, you are releasing the gas carbon dioxide. Carbon is a very important element in the Earth's atmosphere, and it is responsible for a lot of the planet's heat.

  • The factory released a lot of carbon into the atmosphere when they burned the coal.
  • The plant uses carbon to create energy, and they release the gas carbon dioxide when they do this.
rubisco

Rubisco is a type of enzyme that helps plants to convert light into energy.

  • Rubisco is responsible for the green color of leaves.
  • Rubisco is in the leaves, and it helps to convert light into energy.
nicotinamide

Nicotinamide is a type of vitamin that is important for the development of the nervous system. It is also important for the health of the skin and the eyes.

  • The baby is receiving nicotinamide through the milk that she is drinking.
affixes

Affixes are words that are added to the end of other words to make them more specific. They are also used to create new words.

  • The affixes age and ity are used to create the word adulthood.
  • The affix ology is used to create the word theology.

Glyceraldehyde is a type of sugar that is found in many plants. It is usually white, but it can also be colored.

  • The glyceraldehyde was colorless, but it had a sweet taste.
  • The glyceraldehyde was colored blue, which made it look very pretty.
siphoned

To siphon is to take something away or to extract something from a body or container. When you siphon gasoline, you take the gasoline out of the tank and into the car.

  • The oil company is siphoning oil from the reservoir.
  • The water company is siphoning water from the river.