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Photosynthesis. Turning Light into Life. What is Photosynthesis?. Autotrophs convert Sunlight to Chemical Energy. Plants provide:. Chemical energy on which all life depends Oxygen – plants created our atmosphere Materials – shelter, clothing, medicine
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Photosynthesis Turning Light into Life
What is Photosynthesis? Autotrophs convert Sunlight to Chemical Energy
Plants provide: Chemical energy on which all life depends Oxygen – plants created our atmosphere Materials – shelter, clothing, medicine Food – for (almost) all other life form
CO2+ H2O C6H12O6+ O2 • Materials Required for Photosynthesis: • Sunlight – provides energy • Carbon Dioxide – provides carbon • Water – provides electrons • & enzymes to put everything together! • Oxygen is a “waste product” after electrons have been removed from water
Where does photosynthesis take place? http://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/botany/images/fig12a-small.gif
Leaf Structures • Cuticle & epidermis protect plant • Stomates allow gases in and out • Veins in leaf transport water, nutrients • Xylem - water & minerals up from roots • Phloem - food from leaves to plant
Leaf Structures • Mesophyll = middle leaf • Palisade layer is where most photosynthesis takes place • Cells have many chloroplasts • Spongy mesophyll allows gases to circulate