WHAT IS

PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
the process by which plants, some
bacteria, and some protistans use
the energy from sunlight to
produce sugar, which cellular
respiration converts into ATP, the
"fuel" used by all living things.
TYPICAL PLANT, SHOWING THE INPUTS AND
OUTPUTS OF THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC
PROCESS.
 PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PROCESS STEP BY STEP

Photosynthesis is a process by
which photoautotrophs convert
unusable sunlight energy into
usable chemical energy.
HERE IS A STEP BY STEP
EXPLANATION OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS PROCESS IN
PLANTS:

•Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the plant

leaf through the stomates. The stomates are
minute epidermal pores in the leaves and stem of
the plants which facilitate the transfer of various
gases and water vapor through them.
 
•This is followed by water entering the leaves,
primarily through the roots. The roots are
designed to draw in the ground water, and
transport it to the leaves through the stem.
 
.
•As sunlight falls on the surface of the leaves, the
chlorophyll present in the leaves traps the energy in
it. Chlorophyll is a green pigment present in the
plant leaf, which helps the plant in absorbing
sunlight. The green color of the leaf is also attributed
to presence of chlorophyll in it.
 
•Then hydrogen and oxygen are produced, as the
products of photosynthesis, by converting water
using the energy derived from the sun. The
hydrogen is combined with carbon dioxide in order
to make food for the plant, while oxygen is let out by
the plant through the stomates.
 
•The electrons from the chlorophyll molecules and
the protons from the water molecules facilitate
chemical reactions in the cell. These reactions
produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate), provides
energy for cellular reactions, and NADP
(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide diphosphate),
essential in plant metabolism
 Introduction of Photosynthesis
Presented by:
Platero, Emily S.