what is meant by photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis is a process in which green plants make food by themselves with the help of sunlight, soil and water.
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photosynthesis. is the process by which green plants, algae, diatoms, and certain forms of bacteria make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll, using energy captured from sunlight by chlorophyll, and releasing excess oxygen as a byproduct.
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- What is meant by photosynthesis?
- The food making process of plants by the help of chlorophyll,sunlight,carbon dioxide and water is known as photosynthesis.
- Photo means "light" and synthesis means "to make food".Plants get energy and glucose(starch) as results of photosynthesis and they release oxygen.
- The process of photosynthesis is commonly written as: 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2.
- Another definition is; It is the process by which plants,some bacteria,protistans use the energy from sunlight to produce sugar,which cellular respiration converts into ATP, the "fuel" used by all living things.
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