• Question: What is photosynthesis? how would you explain it best?

    Asked by emmagrace to Dalya, Derek, Sarah, Tim, Tom on 21 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by aamnaraza.
    • Photo: Tim Millar

      Tim Millar answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      A process that plants use to store the suns energy taking in carbon dioxide and making oxygen from water

    • Photo: Derek McKay-Bukowski

      Derek McKay-Bukowski answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Photosynthesis is a critical chemical reaction that occurs in plants.

      It converts water, carbon dioxide and sunlight into oxygen and glucose.

    • Photo: Tom Crick

      Tom Crick answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      A nice simple answer: photosynthesis is a chemical process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds (especially sugars), using the energy from sunlight; it occurs in plants, algae, and many species of bacteria.

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