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Photosynthesis

How plants convert sunlight, COโ‚‚ and water into glucose and oxygen โ€” the basis of all food chains

Netherlands ๐ŸŒ 1779 Biology

Key Facts

  1. 1

    Equation: 6COโ‚‚ + 6Hโ‚‚O + light โ†’ Cโ‚†Hโ‚โ‚‚Oโ‚† + 6Oโ‚‚

  2. 2

    Two stages: Light reactions (thylakoid membranes โ€” splits water, releases Oโ‚‚) + Calvin cycle (stroma โ€” fixes COโ‚‚)

  3. 3

    Chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light; reflects green โ€” why plants appear green

๐Ÿ”ฌ 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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Biology

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๐ŸŒ Netherlands

Year / Era

1779

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How plants convert sunlight, COโ‚‚ and water into glucose and oxygen โ€” the basis of all food chains