{"id":1573,"date":"2020-10-15T21:12:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1573"},"modified":"2021-08-28T01:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T01:43:52","slug":"introduction-to-photosynthesis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-photosynthesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to photosynthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1573\" class=\"elementor elementor-1573\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5880f2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5880f2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1611 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-photosynthesis\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to photosynthesis<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1610 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-photosynthesis\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is photosynthesis?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1609 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light-and-dark-reactions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Light and dark reactions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1608 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/leaf-structure\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Leaf structure<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1607 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/conditions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Conditions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1606 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chloroplast\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Chloroplast<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1605 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/carbon-dioxide\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Carbon Dioxide<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1604 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Light<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1603 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/water-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1602 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/root-structure\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 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menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What four spheres is the earth system made up of?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1432 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-winds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to winds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1433 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is an Ecosystem? The amazing interaction of biotic and abiotic factors.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1434 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-needs-of-living-things\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Needs of Living Things<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1435 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/characteristics-of-living-things\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Characteristics of living things<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1555 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-soil\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is soil? What is soil made up of?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c675f1\" data-id=\"2c675f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469cdac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"469cdac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction to photosynthesis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ab24d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00ab24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every living creature needs food or energy to survive. Some living organisms depend on others for food and energy whiles others can produce their food.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1644\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1644\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/photosynthesis-in-green-plants.jpg\" alt=\"Photosynthesis in green plants\" width=\"278\" height=\"240\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photosynthesis in green plants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Plants make their very own food, glucose, in a process called&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">photosynthesis.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;We say that plants can&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">photosynthesize.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Photosynthesis and respiration go hand in hand. The result of photosynthesis is glucose, which is stored as chemical energy in the plant cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This stored chemical energy comes from the conversion of inorganic carbon (carbon dioxide) into organic carbon. Respiration releases the stored chemical energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Living things that depend on others for food are called&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">heterotrophs.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;Herbivores like cows and other plant-eating insects are examples of heterotrophs.\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Living things that produce their very own food are called&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">autotrophs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Green plants and algae are good examples of autotrophs.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apart from the food they manufacture, plants also need&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">carbon<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hydrogen<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">oxygen<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;to survive. Water absorbed from the soil provides the hydrogen and oxygen. During photosynthesis, carbon and water are used to synthesize food. They also need&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">nitrate<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;to make amino acids (Amino acid is an ingredient for making protein). 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