11.1 Overview on photosynthesis

• What is the word equation for photosynthesis?

  Carbon dioxide + water (+ sunlight)-> glucose + oxygen
• What is the symbol equation for photosynthesis?

  6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
• What process do plants use to make their own food?

  Photosynthesis
• Why are plants referred to as autotrophs?

  Because they make their own food through photosynthesis
• What happens to the energy in the food made by plants?

  It is released in cells by respiration
• How do the processes of photosynthesis and respiration relate to each other in plants?

  Photosynthesis produces food, which is then used in respiration to release energy
• Chloroplasts are the cellular organelles within the leaf where photosynthesis takes place.