1.04 define cellular respiration. 1.05 illustrate how food is broken down to release energy. 1.06 compare respiration and photosynthesis to determine how they complement each other. Today we will be studying the chemical process involved in the making of oxygen called photosynthesis. You will be expected to explain how important this chemical process is in your life.
Photosynthesis is the chemical change that produces food and oxygen in green plants.
It is the process of making food by using sunlight. Chlorophyll captures the sun's energy which is needed to produce sugar from carbon dioxide. Photosynthesis happens when green plant cells use water, carbon dioxide, and light to make oxygen, food, and waste products. Photosynthesis takes place in the leaf of the plant. Photo means light, synthesis means combine with light.