Vascular Plants A lecture from a biology course on evolution and biodiversity on why plants have leaves. The Paper An extensive paper on photosynthesis that includes schematics and illustrations. Photosynthesis One chapter on photosynthesis that is part of an online Biology Hypertext Book. Photosynthesis Photosynthesis - what it is, light and its effect, pigments, and the different stages that take place in the process are all explained here. It also has a photosynthesis flow chart that you could print out.
Photosynthesis Provides an overview of photosynthesis and light preferences of plants.
There are three kinds of pigments that allow plants to capture the sunlight's energy and there are explanations on each of them on this website. For more information, look at the Photosynthesis Home page. There are several good images of leaves viewed under two kinds of microscopes here, illustrating the photosynthesis process they undergo. Lightspan Inc. All rights reserved.