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#13928. Asked by ben. (Oct 01 01 3:08 PM)
Tiresias
It's a process in green plants that uses energy absorbed by chlorophyll from sunlight to manufacture organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water
Oct 01 01, 3:33 PM
bpykh
Encyclopedia Encarta defines it as 'process by which green plants and certain other organisms use the energy of light to convert carbon dioxide and water into the simple sugar glucose.' The most important byproduct of this process is oxygen.
Oct 02 01, 1:11 AM
exceller
Photosynthesis is how plants use sunlight to make other nutrients.
It should be well-known that photosynthesis is the process through which plants use the energy of sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into high-energy carbohydrates- sugars and starches- and oxygen, a waste product. Do you know a little more?
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