introduction to photosynthesis 4.1.1, 4.1.3

• photosynthesis occurs in the leaves of plants in the chloroplasts
• plants are green due to the chlorophyll
• photosynthesis and respiration are the same components and plants respire all the time
• the mass that makes up a plant comes from carbon dioxide
• water + carbon dioxide -> (light) glucose + oxygen
• 6H(2)O + 6CO(2) -> C(6)H(12)O(6) + 6O(2)
• light energy absorbed by the chlorophyll pigments located in chloroplasts is also required
• endothermic reaction means that energy is transferred from the environment to the chloroplasts by light
• energy comes from the sun
• water comes from the soil, carbon dioxide comes from the air