Photosynthesis

• Photosynthesis the way which green plants make their own food
• Equation: carbon dioxide + water = (with chlorophyll and light) glucose + oxygen
• Photosynthesis is a biochemical process
• Carbon dioxide enters leaves through the stomata (pores under leaf)
• Water comes up through roots of plant
• Light from sun, leaves are flat to absorb as much light as possible
• Chlorophyll is a green pigment in plants, it’s found in the chloroplasts
• Glucose: stored as starch in plants, turned into cellulose for cell walls, converted to fat or protein