Photosynthesis Produces Glucose Using Sunlight Flashcards
What is photosynthesis?
The process that produces ‘food’
What is the ‘food’ photosynthesis produces?
Glucose
Where does photosynthesis happen?
In the leaves of all green plants
Where does photosynthesis happen?
Inside the chloroplasts, which around found in leaf cells and in other green parts of a plant
What do chloroplasts contain?
A pigment called chlorophyll, which absorbs sunlight and uses its energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose. Oxygen s also produced
Word equation for photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide + water —>(sunlight) glucose + oxygen
Symbol equation for photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O —> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Why is photosynthesis an important process?
It converts light energy to chemical energy, which is stored in the glucose
When is this chemical energy released?
When glucose is broken down during respiration
