Question

why leaves change color
by lynda tucker
the following terms are vocabulary words from the article. match the vocabulary word with its correct definition by writing the corresponding letter on the line.

1. vibrant
2. photosynthesis
3. chloroplast
4. decrease
5. chlorophyll
6. carbon dioxide
7. pores
8. absorbs
9. cells
10. eventually

a. lessen in amount or intensity
b. small openings in a surface
c. a natural gas in the air that plants use for photosynthesis
d. vivid; bright
e. the smallest basic units of living organisms
f. takes in or soaks up energy, liquid, or another substance
g. gradually; not happening right away
h. the process by which green plants use sunlight to obtain food from carbon dioxide and water
i. a green pigment inside plants that helps them absorb sunlight for photosynthesis
j. a formation inside a cell that contains chlorophyll; where photosynthesis occurs

Explanation:

• Chlorophyll: Matches with "a green pigment inside plants that helps them absorb sunlight for photosynthesis" (i).
• Carbon dioxide: Matches with "a natural gas in the air that plants use for photosynthesis" (c).
• Pores: Matches with "small openings on a surface" (b).
• Absorbs: Matches with "takes in or soaks up energy, liquid, or another substance" (f).
• Cells: Matches with "the smallest basic units of living organisms" (e).
• Eventually: Matches with "gradually; not happening right away" (g).

Answer:

1. i
2. c
3. b
4. f
5. e
6. g