photosynthesis

• Photosynthesis


  The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar. oxygen is released
• Process of Photosynthesis

  1. Capturing radiant energy from the sun, Using chlorophyll

  2. Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

  3. Water from the soil

  4. Oxygen released to the atmosphere

  5. Glucose produced and stored as starch
• Equation for photosynthesis: CO2 + H2O + Radiant energy → Glucose + O2
• Chloroplasts


  • The organelles in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs
• Photosynthesis


  1. Light phase

  2. Dark phase
• Light phase


  • Takes place in the thylakoid of chloroplasts
  • Radiant energy from the sun is transformed into chemical energy
  • Water molecules are split into hydrogen and oxygen atoms
  • ATP is produced and used in the dark phase
• Dark phase


  1. Takes place in the stroma of chloroplasts

  2. Can occur in light or darkness

  3. Carbon dioxide is combined with energy-rich hydrogen atoms to produce glucose

  4. Glucose is converted to starch for storage
• Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar
• ATP is an energy carrier molecule that is required for a variety of cellular processes