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Photosynthesis Notes 1

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants, as autotrophs, synthesize their own food using carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight, primarily occurring in the chloroplasts of green leaves. The equation for photosynthesis is carbon dioxide plus water plus sunlight energy yielding glucose and oxygen. This process is crucial for plant growth and provides energy for animals and humans who consume plants.

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Photosynthesis Notes 1

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants, as autotrophs, synthesize their own food using carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight, primarily occurring in the chloroplasts of green leaves. The equation for photosynthesis is carbon dioxide plus water plus sunlight energy yielding glucose and oxygen. This process is crucial for plant growth and provides energy for animals and humans who consume plants.

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Notes on Photosynthesis - How Plants Make Food

1. Food Requirement in Plants

- Like animals, plants need food for energy to carry out various metabolic activities.

- Unlike animals, plants do not move in search of food. Instead, they make their own food.

2. Autotrophic Nutrition

- Green plants are autotrophs-they can synthesize their own food.

- This process is called photosynthesis.

3. Meaning of Photosynthesis

- The word 'Photosynthesis' comes from:

- Photo = Light

- Synthesis = To build

- So, it means building up by light.

4. Raw Materials for Photosynthesis

- Carbon dioxide (CO) - absorbed from the air through tiny pores in leaves called stomata.

- Water (HO) - absorbed from the soil by roots and transported to leaves via stem.

- Sunlight - provides the energy needed for the reaction.

- Chlorophyll - a green pigment in chloroplasts of leaf cells that captures sunlight.

5. Location of Photosynthesis

- Takes place mainly in the green leaves of plants.

- Green leaves contain chloroplasts, which have chlorophyll.

6. Photosynthesis Equation

- Carbon dioxide + Water + Sunlight energy Glucose + Oxygen (In the presence of chlorophyll)

7. Products of Photosynthesis

- Glucose - a simple sugar used by the plant for energy and growth.

- Oxygen - released as a by-product into the air.


8. Fate of Glucose

- Glucose may be:

- Used immediately by the plant.

- Converted into starch and stored in leaves and other parts.

- Glucose belongs to a group of food called carbohydrates.

- The carbohydrates contain chemical energy stored from sunlight.

9. Importance of Photosynthesis

- Photosynthesis helps plants grow.

- It converts sunlight energy into chemical energy.

- The food prepared by plants also provides energy to animals and humans who consume plants.

- During respiration, the stored energy in food is released in our body.

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