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  1. What Is the End Product of Photosynthesis?

    The Formula. The formula associated with the process of photosynthesis is. 6H 2 O + 6CO 2 = C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2. This formula tells you is that six molecules of water plus six molecules of carbon dioxide will produce one molecule of glucose plus six molecules of oxygen. This entire process goes through two distinct stages before it is completed.

  2. Photosynthesis

    In chemical terms, photosynthesis is a light-energized oxidation-reduction process. (Oxidation refers to the removal of electrons from a molecule; reduction refers to the gain of electrons by a molecule.) In plant photosynthesis, the energy of light is used to drive the oxidation of water (H 2 O), producing oxygen gas (O 2 ), hydrogen ions (H ...

  3. What Are the Products of Photosynthesis?

    The products of photosynthesis are glucose (a sugar) and oxygen. Photosynthesis is a set of chemical reactions that plants and other organisms use to make chemical energy in the form of sugar. Like any chemical reaction, photosynthesis has reactants and products. Overall, the reactants of photosynthesis are carbon dioxide and water, while the ...

  4. Photosynthesis

    Photosynthesis Equation. 6 CO 2 + 6 H 2 O + Light -> C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 O 2 + 6 H 2 O. Above is the overall reaction for photosynthesis. Using the energy from light and the hydrogens and electrons from water, the plant combines the carbons found in carbon dioxide into more complex molecules. While a 3-carbon molecule is the direct result of ...

  5. Photosynthesis

    Photosynthesis (Google doc) Most life on Earth depends on photosynthesis .The process is carried out by plants, algae, and some types of bacteria, which capture energy from sunlight to produce oxygen (O 2) and chemical energy stored in glucose (a sugar). Herbivores then obtain this energy by eating plants, and carnivores obtain it by eating ...

  6. Photosynthesis: Reactants and Products

    During photosynthesis, light energy converts carbon dioxide and water (the reactants) into glucose and oxygen (the products). 1. Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make their own food. Like all living things, plants need energy to carry out the processes that keep them alive. They get this energy from food.

  7. Photosynthesis, Chloroplast

    The chloroplast is involved in both stages of photosynthesis. The light reactions take place in the thylakoid. There, water (H 2 O) is oxidized, and oxygen (O 2) is released. The electrons that ...

  8. Photosynthesis

    Photosynthesis ( / ˌfoʊtəˈsɪnθəsɪs / FOH-tə-SINTH-ə-sis) [ 1] is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.

  9. 5.2 The Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis

    The overall purpose of the light-dependent reactions is to convert light energy into chemical energy. This chemical energy will be used by the Calvin cycle to fuel the assembly of sugar molecules. The light-dependent reactions begin in a grouping of pigment molecules and proteins called a photosystem.

  10. 8.1 Overview of Photosynthesis

    Main Structures and Summary of Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a multi-step process that requires sunlight, carbon dioxide (which is low in energy), and water as substrates ().After the process is complete, it releases oxygen and produces glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GA3P), simple carbohydrate molecules (which are high in energy) that can subsequently be converted into glucose, sucrose, or ...

  11. What Are the Products of Photosynthesis?

    Specifically, plants use energy from sunlight to react to carbon dioxide and water to produce sugar (glucose) and oxygen, the products of photosynthesis. Many reactions occur, but the overall chemical reaction for photosynthesis is: 6 CO 2 + 6 H 2 O + light → C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 O 2. Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light yields Glucose + Oxygen.

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  16. Name the end product of photosynthesis.

    Photosynthesis: It is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugar i.e., glucose. Glucose is the food material for plants. In this light energy is converted into chemical energy. The chemical reaction of photosynthesis: 6CO 2 + 6H 2 O → C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2; The end product of photosynthesis is glucose and ...

  17. What is the End Product of Photosynthesis?

    Answer: Photosynthesis is an activity performed by plants to produce glucose and oxygen as products. The main end product of photosynthesis is carbohydrates. It is a crucial process that succours in the preparation of food by plants in nature. The glucose produced by plants is reserved in the form of starch. Starch is the condensed […]

  18. What are the end product of photosynthesis ? Biology Q&A

    Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis is the process by which plants produce their own food from raw resources such as sunlight, chlorophyll, water, and carbon dioxide. It is the primary source of all food on earth. It is also responsible for the release of oxygen into the atmosphere by green plants. The end product of photosynthesis: