Photosynthesis

Plants produce Glucose by Photosythesis

• Photosynthsis is the process that produces 'food' in plants. The food it produces is Glucose - a sugar.
• Photosynthesis happens in the leaves of all green plants - this is largely what the leaves are for.
• Photosynthesis happens inside the Chloroplasts which are found in leaf cells and in other geen parts of a plant. Chloroplasts contain a substance called Chlorophyll which absorbs sunlight and allows its energy to be used to convert the Carbon Dioxide and water into Glucose. Oxygen is also produce but it is a waste product.

Carbon Dioxide + Water ------> Glucose + Oxygen

Plants use Glucose in 3 main ways

Glucose is used for respiration

• Plant use some of the respiration for respiration.
• This process releases energy from the Glucose. Some of this energy…