The process by which green plants use sunlight to produce carbohydrates such as glucose, other nutrients, and oxygen from simple compounds such as water and carbon dioxide In energy terms, photosynthesis converts solar energy into chemical potential energy that is in carbohydrates
The conversion of light to chemical energy Using light energy, organic compounds are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll
a process used by plants to convert water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into carbohydrates and oxygen The oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere is produced by this process
The manufacture by plants of carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll with sunlight as the energy source Oxygen and water vapor are released in the process Photosynthesis is dependent on favorable temperature and moisture conditions as well as on the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration Increased levels of carbon dioxide can increase net photosynthesis in many plants (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990)
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants produces their own food They use carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, water from the ground and enrgy from the sun to produce food When plants do this they produce oxygen as a waste product which they emitt back to the atmosphere Many under water plants do the same thing to replenish oxygen levels in water
A process that goes on inside of a plant's leaf which turns energy from the sun, water, and carbon dioxide (from the air), into food and energy for the plant
the conversion of light energy into chemical energy: carbohydrates, (sugar and starch), are produced from carbon dioxide and water through the action of light on the chlorophyll of green plants Oxgen is released in the process
The food substances are usually quickly translocated, those that accumulate being changed to starch, which appears in the cells almost simultaneously with the sugars
A complex process used by many plants and bacteria to build carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water, using energy derived from light Photosynthesis is the key initial step in the growth of biomass and is depicted by the equation: CO2 + H2O + light + chlorophyll = (CH2O) + O2
The fundamental chemical process in which green plants (and blue-green algae) utilize the energy of sunlight or other light to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates, with the green pigment chlorophyll acting as the energy converter This process releases oxygen and is the chief source of atmospheric oxygen
a process in which organisms, with the aid of chlorophyll (green plant enzyme), convert carbon dioxide and inorganic substances into oxygen and additional plant material, using sunlight for energy All green plants and many microorganisms (such as algae) grow by this process
Baeyer's theory is that the carbon dioxide is reduced to carbon monoxide, which, uniting with the hydrogen of the water in the cell, produces formaldehyde, the latter forming various sugars through polymerization
a chemical process that occurs in green plants in which glucose and oxygen are produced from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll and light energy
process by which autotrophic chlorophyll-containing organisms manufacture their own energy sources (simple sugars) from the intracellular chemical reaction of carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll Oxygen is a photochemical byproduct of photosynthesis
the biochemical process that utilizes radiant energy from sunlight to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll
The process of constructive metabolism by which carbohydrates are formed from water vapor and the carbon dioxide of the air in the chlorophyll-containing tissues of plants exposed to the action of light
Photosynthesis is the way that green plants make their food using sunlight. . Process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light into chemical energy. In green plants, light energy is captured by chlorophyll in the chloroplasts of the leaves and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds (simple and complex sugars) that are the basis of both plant and animal life. Photosynthesis consists of a number of photochemical and enzymatic reactions. It occurs in two stages. During the light-dependent stage (light reaction), chlorophyll absorbs light energy, which excites some electrons in the pigment molecules to higher energy levels; these leave the chlorophyll and pass along a series of molecules, generating formation of NADPH (an enzyme) and high-energy ATP molecules. Oxygen, released as a by-product, passes into the atmosphere through pores in the leaves. NADPH and ATP drive the second stage, the dark reaction (or Calvin cycle, discovered by Melvin Calvin), which does not require light. During this stage glucose is generated using atmospheric carbon dioxide. Photosynthesis is crucial for maintaining life on earth; if it ceased, there would soon be little food or other organic matter on the planet, and most organisms would disappear