Notes

-carbon dioxide + sunlight + water → glucose + oxygen
-During photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun, water from the soil, and carbon dioxide gas from the air to produce glucose and oxygen.
-The arrow means "yields" or "produces" and is used to describe what is formed during chemical reactions (or chemical equations) like the photosynthesis reaction.
-energy isn't created or destroyed but is transformed.
-The chemical formula for glucose is C6H12O6
-The energy is stored in the chemical bonds holding together the molecule of glucose
-possess special leaf structures called chloroplasts. Chloroplasts contain the pigment chlorophyll which is a molecule that gives plants their green color.
-photon—a tiny packet of light
-The energy of the photon initiates a whole chain of reactions.
- the ATP is used to power a process using carbon dioxide from the air and water drawn up from the roots to produce glucose.
-What are two reactants or starting substances of photosynthesis? A=carbon dioxide and water
-ATP=adenosine triphosphate
-Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water go into the reaction, and glucose and oxygen are the products
-Plants use some of the energy to grow and perform the functions of living, but they also store some of their energy as fruits, nuts, sap, and in their roots.