Glossary > EcologicalSeptember 11, 2005

What is Photosynthesis?

The manufacture by plants of carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide mediated by chlorophyll in the presence of sunlight. During this process, leaves use sunlight to turn water from tree roots and carbon dioxide gas from the air into sugar. This helps plants grow and provides oxygen for people and animals to breathe

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