What happens during photosynthesis?
Learn about photosynthesis by watching this animation. A green plant captures light energy and converts it to chemical energy. That energy powers an anabolic reaction, which makes complex molecules from simple ones.
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Photosynthesis is an anabolic reaction; it captures and converts energy to make complex molecules from simple ones.
Take a look.
During photosynthesis, a plant's leaves harvest light energy from the Sun.
That energy recombines the atoms in carbon dioxide and water--both small molecules--into a very important large molecule: glucose, which the cell uses for food, and oxygen, which is released into air.
Take a look.
During photosynthesis, a plant's leaves harvest light energy from the Sun.
That energy recombines the atoms in carbon dioxide and water--both small molecules--into a very important large molecule: glucose, which the cell uses for food, and oxygen, which is released into air.