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  • Process flowThe Big Picture
  • The one thing to act onThe Equation
  • Option comparisonTwo Stages Inside the Chloroplast
  • Key termsKey Terms
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Photosynthesis
How plants turn light into food · A science concept on one page
The Big Picture
1
Light
Chlorophyll absorbs blue and red light
2
Water
Taken up from the soil, split to release oxygen
3
Carbon dioxide
Taken in from the air
4
Glucose + oxygen
Sugar stores the energy; oxygen goes back to the air
The Equation
6CO₂ + 6H₂O + light energy gives C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂. In words: carbon dioxide and water, powered by light, make glucose and oxygen.
Two Stages Inside the Chloroplast
Light-dependent
Calvin cycle
Happens in the thylakoid membranes
yes
no
Happens in the stroma
no
yes
Needs light
yes
no
Releases oxygen
yes
no
Builds glucose from carbon dioxide
no
yes
Key Terms
Chloroplast
The part of a plant cell where photosynthesis happens
Chlorophyll
Green pigment that absorbs light energy
Stomata
Tiny pores in leaves that let carbon dioxide in
ATP and NADPH
Energy carriers made in stage 1, used in stage 2
Why it matters
Almost every bite of food starts as sunlight caught by a leaf.
Plants capture about 130 terawatts of energy, roughly eight times what all of humanity uses.

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