Plants use photosynthesis to capture sunlight using chlorophyll in their leaves. The sunlight is used to combine water and carbon dioxide to produce glucose and oxygen. The glucose is used by the plant for energy and growth, while the oxygen is released from the leaves. The process involves sunlight being absorbed by chloroplasts in leaf cells, which then use the energy to produce sugar and oxygen through a two-step chemical reaction combining water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight.
9. PhotosynthesisThe process of how a plant captures sunlightTwo steps process 1. Capture sunlightUsing special cell organelle called chloroplast Pigment = Chlorophyll (green)45
11. Stage 2Sunlight is mixed with water and carbon dioxide Produces sugar and oxygen Use sugar to grow Release oxygen out bottom of leaf (stomata) When hot looses water too!47