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What does the word "photo" mean?
Light
What does the word "synthesis" mean?
Making something
What gas do plants need to carry out photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What do plants provide animals with?
Food and oxygen
Photosynthesis takes place in the presence of what?
Sunlight
What organelle does photosynthesis take place inside?
Chloroplast
What is the sugar produced during photosynthesis called?
Glucose
What is the chemical formula for oxygen
O2
What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
CO2
What is the chemical formula for glucose?
C6H12O6
During the process of photosynthesis, light energy is converted into what?
Chemical energy
What is an example of an organism that can perform photosynthesis?
Algae, tree, rose, sunflower, etc.
Where does photosynthesis occur in an organism?
The leaf
What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H20 + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
What gives chloroplasts their green pigment?
Chlorophyll
In what process is the glucose produced in photosynthesis used?
Cellular Respiration
