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Chapter 2 Section 2
Cell Energy
From Sun to Cell
• Nearly all the energy that fuels life comes from the SUN
• PHOTOSYNTHESIS is the process in which plants
capture light energy from the sun and turn it into food
• Plants are also called PRODUCERS
Chlorophyll
• Plants have pigments called CHLOROPHYLL
that capture the sun’s light ENERGY
• CHLOROPHYLL is what makes plants GREEN
Photosynthesis
• Photosynthesis means “made by light”
glucose
glucose
What goes in…
• In order to undergo photosynthesis
plants take in the sun’s energy,
combined with water and carbon
dioxide
What is produced…
• Through photosynthesis plants are
able to make their own food in the
form of sugar (glucose) and release
oxygen.
Photosynthesis
What
goes in
What is
produced
glucose