Write the equation of photosynthesis?
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- The process of photosynthesis is commonly written as: 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2.
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Explanation:
Photosynthesis, derived from the Greek words photo, meaning "light," and synthesis "putting together," is a process used by plants and some bacteria to harness the energy from sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide to produce sugar (glucose) and oxygen.
The Photosynthesis Equation
Roots
The photosynthesis equation is as follows:
6CO2 + 6H20 + (energy) → C6H12O6 + 6O2 Carbon dioxide + water + energy from light produces glucose and oxygen.
The equation depicts the process by which plants and some bacteriaenergy from sunlight, as indicated in Jones and Jones' Advanced Biology Textbook (1997). In most plants, water is supplied from the roots, with the leaves collecting carbon dioxide via the stomata and sunlight captured by the chloroplasts in the leaves.
The Light- Dependent and Independent Reactions
Sunlight
Photosynthesis is comprised of two stages, the light-dependent reaction and the light-independent reactions, as explained in Jones and Jones. The light-dependent reaction uses energy captured from sunlight by the chloropasts in plant leaves to produce a supply of electrons for the light-independent reactions. The light-independent reactions use energy from the supply of electrons to reduce carbon dioxide to produce glucose.
Products of Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
The resulting glucose is converted to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through cellular respiration, as explained on the Estrella Mountain Community College photosynthesis web page, to provide energy. In addition to glucose, this reaction produces oxygen that is released by the plants into the atmosphere.
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How to Make a Biology Flow Chart
Creating a Flow Chart
Updated April 25, 2017
By Dana Schafer
Flowcharts help to understand how a process works in steps from beginning to end. The subject of biology involves numerous complex processes that can be difficult to understand, and representing them graphically can make them much easier to grasp. A flowchart will help with the difficulty of the steps and it is easy to create as well. This article outlines a way to produce a flowchart with Microsoft Word that demonstrates the process of photosynthesis. However, once you have mastered these techniques you can produce a flowchart for any biological process.
Creating a Flow Chart using Microsoft Word
Go to the View menu in Microsoft Word, select the Toolbars tab and click on Drawing. The Drawing toolbar will appear at the bottom of your Word screen.
Select AutoShapes on the Drawing toolbar and click on the Flowchart. The Flowchart option will prompt different shapes. Choose the shape you wish to use to start your flowchart.
Add text to the shape by right-clicking in the shape and selecting "Add Text." Type your text in the shape. To change the size of the shape to correspond with the text, click on the shape and drag the shape to make it larger. To decrease the font size, highlight the text and change the font size by clicking in the font size box.
Add additional shapes and connect the shapes by selecting AutoShapes and clicking on Connectors.
Add text to the connector lines, if needed, by clicking on the Text Box button in the Drawing toolbar and putting the text box on top of the connector line.
Information to input in the Biology FlowChart
Add the title "Photosynthesis" in the center of the top of your document. Below the title, enter the photosynthesis equation: 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy yields C6H12O6 + 6O2.
Create three shapes, with an adjoining connector line to the right of each shape (except for the third shape). The first shape will contain the phrase "Light enters Chloroplast of Leaf". The second shape will contain "Chlorophyll captures the light energy". The third shape will read "Energy not captured by Chlorophyll sent to Stroma".
Add a connector line pointing downward from the "Chlorophyll captures the light energy" shape. Add a shape with the text "Energy splits Water Molecule into Hydrogen and Oxygen Atoms."