Question

1. What is photosynthesis? Write the equation for the formation of
carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Carbohydrates are formed in green plants by photosynthesis, which is the chemical combination, or "fixation", of carbon dioxide and water by utilization of energy from the absorption of visible light. The overall result is the reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrate and the formation of oxygen:

If the carbohydrate formed is cellulose, then the reaction in effect is the reverse of the burning of wood, and obviously requires considerable energy input.

Because of its vital character to life as we know it, photosynthesis has been investigated intensively and the general features of the process are now rather well understood. The principal deficiencies in our knowledge include just how the light absorbed by the plants is converted to chemical energy and the details of how the many complex enzyme-induced reactions involved take place.

The ingredients in green plants that carry on the work of photosynthesis are contained in highly organized, membrane-covered units called chloroplasts. The specific substances that absorb the light are the plant pigments, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b, whose structures are shown in Figure 20-6. These highly conjugated substances are very efficient light absorbers, and the energy so gained is used in two separate processes, which are represented diagrammatically in Figure 20-7.

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Answer 2

Plants prepare their own food by the process is called photosynthesis.

Carbohydrates are formed in green plants by photosynthesis,which is the chemical combination, or "fixation" of carbon dioxide and water by utilization of energy from the absorption of visible light.The overall result is the reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates and the formation of oxygen.

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