Introducing Photosynthesis: What is Photosynthesis? Animals and plants both synthesize fats and proteins from carbohydrates; thus glucose is a basic energy source for all living organisms. The oxygen released, with water vapor in transpiration, as a photosynthetic byproduct, principally of phytoplankton, provides most of the atmospheric oxygen ... equation used to represent this overall process is 6CO2+12H2O+energy=C6H12O6+6O2+6H2O. In general, the results of this process are the reverse of those in respiration, in which carbohydrates are oxidized to release energy, with the production of ca...

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... of photosynthesis and therefore more nutrients produced. Hence, with more nutrition, the plant's growth rate will increase. In further detail, photosynthesis is the combination of CO2, H2O, the oxidisation of carbohydrates and most importantly, the sun, to produce a sugar which the plant takes in as energy; this sugar is known as glucose (C6H12O6). Another product of photosynthesis is oxygen gas (O2 ... ...

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... -products Perhaps the most troublesome by-product is the nitrogen-containing waste from the metabolism of proteins and nucleic acids Nitrogen is removed from these nutrients when they converted to carbohydrates or fats Amino groups removed from amino acids immediately become ammonia with the addition of a third hydrogen, a reaction that requires little energy Paramecium and other protists, as well as planarians ... ...

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... , we would have no food, no oxygen, and no fossil fuels. Photosynthesis is performed mainly by higher-level plants and algae. These organisms convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into carbohydrates. The reaction also involves water and sunlight for energy. The reaction can be represented by the chemical equation: CO2 + H2O C3OH Fig. 2: The carbon cycle Source: John W. Kimball The rate ... ...

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... and global climates cause disruption in the carbon cycle. Forests act as a major carbon store because carbon dioxide and is taken up from the atmosphere and used to produce the carbohydrates, fats, and proteins that make up the tree. When forests are cleared, and the trees are either burnt or rot, this carbon is released as carbon dioxide. 5 This leads to ... ...

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... released from respiration is equal to the amount used up in the photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide is needed in the light - dependent reactions, where it is involved in the formation of carbohydrates. Carbon dioxide concentration will directly affect the rate of photosynthesis as it is used in the photosynthesis reaction. It is necessary to provide the plant with sufficient amount of CO2 ... ...

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