Photosynthesis

• Photosynthesis


  The process by which plants and other photosynthetic organisms use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar
• Importance of photosynthesis


  • Generates food for plants
  • Produces oxygen for other organisms
• Photosynthetic organisms


  • Use carbon dioxide and water to produce oxygen and glucose
• Photosynthesis


  1. Light

  2. Carbon dioxide

  3. Water

  4. Oxygen

  5. Glucose
• Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that occurs in plants
• Photosynthesis


  The process of converting light energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose
• Plants are exposed to light, carbon dioxide, and water during photosynthesis
• Photosynthesis produces oxygen and glucose
• The equation for photosynthesis is: 6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂
• Respiration


  1. Glucose + Oxygen

  2. Carbon dioxide + Water

  3. Energy
• ATP


  The energy currency of cells, providing Joules of energy for use and storage
• Anaerobic respiration is a process that occurs in the absence of oxygen, where glucose is broken down to release energy and lactic acid, resulting in an oxygen debt due to the less efficient process compared to aerobic respiration, producing less ATP per molecule of glucose
• Anaerobic


  Relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of oxygen
• Anaerobic respiration


  1. Glucose

  2. Lactic acid

  3. Energy
• Oxygen debt


  A temporary oxygen shortage in the body caused by hard exercise
• Chlorophyll molecules absorb photons of visible light, which excites electrons to higher energy levels.