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Topic 9: Photosynthesis
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS SUMMARY SHEET
FORMULA
WHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHY
CO2 + H2O à C6H12O6 + O2
Carbon dioxide
water
glucose
oxygen
Plants, Algae and some bacteria.
They are PRODUCERS who MAKE their own FOOD
Creation of GLUCOSE (food) for the plant
Chloroplast
1) To use the glucose to create ATP during respiration
2) To use glucose to build complex carbs (ex: starch)
WHEN
Daytime
ENERGY SOURCE Sunlight
INORGANIC compounds (CO2 & H2O) INTO
CONVERSION OF… ORGANIC compounds (glucose) and oxygen as a
waste product
TYPE OF
NUTRITION
Autotrophic nutrition = Photosynthesis
when an organism makes its own food (glucose)
MATERIALS USED 1) Carbon dioxide (gas)
(REACTANTS or
RAW MATERIALS)
MATERIALS
PRODUCED
(PRODUCTS)
2) Water (liquid)
1) Glucose (organic sugar)
2) Oxygen (gas waste product)