Hydrocarbons Must Be Heated to Break Down into Simpler Molecules

question 47

True/False

Hydrocarbons must be heated to break down into simpler molecules useful to humans.

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Definitions:

Chloroplasts

Organelles found in plant and algal cells where photosynthesis occurs, converting light energy into chemical energy.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with carbon dioxide and water, generating oxygen as a byproduct.

Opaque

Not allowing light to pass through; not transparent or translucent.

Palisade Mesophyll

The layer in the leaf where most photosynthesis takes place, comprised of tightly packed cells containing chloroplasts, effectively capturing light energy. This is a rephrased and new definition for the "Palisade Layer."