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Photosynthesis
How plants convert sunlight, COโ and water into glucose and oxygen โ the basis of all food chains
Netherlands ๐ 1779 Biology
Key Facts
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Equation: 6COโ + 6HโO + light โ CโHโโOโ + 6Oโ
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Two stages: Light reactions (thylakoid membranes โ splits water, releases Oโ) + Calvin cycle (stroma โ fixes COโ)
- 3
Chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light; reflects green โ why plants appear green
๐ฌ Did you know? Photosynthesis by ancient cyanobacteria created Earth's oxygen atmosphere 2.4 billion years ago โ called the "Great Oxidation Event"
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How plants convert sunlight, COโ and water into glucose and oxygen โ the basis of all food chains