Which is an example of why the process of photosynthesis is important to life on Earth?
Grass uses photosynthesis to produce glucose, which is used within the grass for growth.
Fungi use photosynthesis to decompose dead and decaying plant matter.
Ectothermic animals use photosynthesis to convert sunlight into energy for cell functions.
Green plants use photosynthesis to remove oxygen gas from the atmosphere and replenish the earth’s carbon dioxide.
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Explanation:
Grass uses photosynthesis to produce glucose, which is used within the grass for growth.
Fungi use photosynthesis to decompose dead and decaying plant matter.
Ectothermic animals use photosynthesis to convert sunlight into energy for cell functions.
Green plants use photosynthesis to remove oxygen gas from the atmosphere and replenish the earth’s carbon dioxide.
Answer:
1. Answer: Green plants and trees use photosynthesis to make food from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water in the atmosphere: It is their primary source of energy. The importance of photosynthesis in our life is the oxygen it produces. Without photosynthesis there would be little to no oxygen on the planet.
2. A) Grass uses photosynthesis to produce glucose, which is used within the grass for growth. B) Fungi use photosynthesis to decompose dead and decaying plant matter. C) Cold-blooded animals use photosynthesis to convert sunlight into energy for cell functions.
3. But fungi do not contain chlorophyll, the pigment that green plants use to make their own food with the energy of sunlight. Instead, fungi get all their nutrients from dead materials that they break down with special enzymes.
4. For example, the pea aphid uses pigments to harvest sunlight and transfer it to their cells for energy production, according to Nature. The Oriental hornet relies on a pigment in its exoskeleton, called xanthopterin, to turn sunlight into electrons.
5. Through a process called photosynthesis, leaves pull in carbon dioxide and water and use the energy of the sun to convert this into chemical compounds such as sugars that feed the tree. But as a by-product of that chemical reaction oxygen is produced and released by the tree.