{"id":1581,"date":"2020-10-15T21:24:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1581"},"modified":"2020-10-16T02:33:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T02:33:20","slug":"light","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/light\/","title":{"rendered":"Light"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1581\" class=\"elementor elementor-1581\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-781c279 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"781c279\" 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 elementor-element elementor-element-f4aa8ba\" data-id=\"f4aa8ba\" 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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 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Root 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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-b99f75a\" data-id=\"b99f75a\" 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-8b55117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b55117\" 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\">Light for photosynthesis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a276c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a276c92\" 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>A leaf usually has a large surface area so that it can absorb a lot of light. A leaf&#8217;s top surface is protected from water loss, disease, and weather damage by a waxy layer. The upper part of the leaf is where the light falls, and it contains a type of cell called a palisade cell. It is adapted to absorb a lot of light. It has lots of chloroplasts.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1682\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1682\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/light-needed-for-photosynthesis.jpg\" alt=\"Sunlight is needed for photosynthesis\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/light-needed-for-photosynthesis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/light-needed-for-photosynthesis-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/light-needed-for-photosynthesis-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunlight is needed for photosynthesis<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>In light-dependent reactions (as explained in light and dark reactions), photosynthesis increases with more light. More chlorophyll molecules are ionized and more ATP and NADPH are generated as more light photons are focused on a green leaf. Even though that light is important in light-dependent reactions, it is important to note that excessive light can damage chlorophyll, and photosynthesis can reduce.<\/p><p>Light-dependant reactions do <b><i>not<\/i><\/b> rely too much on temperature, water, or carbon dioxide, even though they are all necessary for the process to complete. 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