photosynthesis

• wnergy wntering the food system:

  • Photosynthesis is an important process because it is the means by which energy can enter a food chain.
  • Plants harness the energy from the Sun and store it chemically in their own tissues.
  • When these plants are eaten by animals, they take that chemical energy and use it to live and store it themselves.
• • Photosynthesis is how plants produce some of the nutrients they need to survive.
  • The equation for photosynthesis is:
  • Carbon dioxide + water → oxygen + glucose
• oxygen:

  • Oxygen is vital because life on earth needs oxygen, and oxygen is a product of photosynthesis. 
  • Without the photosynthetic life, the atmosphere would not be habitable for life as we know it.
  • All the oxygen in our atmosphere was originally released by photosynthesis.
• Photosynthesis converts carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose. Sunlight provides the energy source for this process.