PHOTOSYNTHESIS
General Info
Defn: 'To make with light'
Reactants (Ingredients)
CO2, H2O, Sunlight, chlorophyll
Products
Food (C6H12O6 = glucose) and O2
Overall Reaction
Photosynthesis is actually a series of two reactions.
Light reactions (require sunlight)
chlorophyll uses sunlight to split water and form oxygen and chemical energy.
Dark reactions (don't require light)
use chemical energy from light reaction to convert carbon dioxide into glucose.
Where does photosynthesis take place?
Structure of a Chloroplast
Chlorophyll
Light
chlorophyll absorbs red, orange.…
