 Is the entire process of capturing

light energy to produce food. Plants,

algae, and other chlorophyll –
bearing organisms capture light
energy and use it to produce energy-
rich organic molecules from carbon
dioxide.
 Is the entire process of capturing
light energy to produce food. Plants,
algae, and other chlorophyll –
bearing organisms capture light
energy and use it to produce energy-
rich organic molecules from carbon
dioxide.
1. Occurs in the leaves of green
plants
2.Occurs in specific cells in the
middle layer of the leaf
3.Occurs in organelles – called
chloroplasts – within the cells of
the middle layer of the leaf
Photosynthesis
Formula:

(6) CO2 + (6) H2O + light

energy (1) C6H12O6 + (6)
O2
 Light – dependent
reactions convert light
energy and the splitting
of water to chemical
energy (ATP) and release
H and oxygen.
Light – independent
reaction use the energy
from the light-dependent
reaction to convert CO2
and H to sugar
1. Conversion of light energy to
electron energy.
2. Conversion of electron energy to
short-energy storage (ATP).
3. Conversion of ATP to long-term
energy storage (sugars)