Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert light energy from the Sun into chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates. The name carbohydrate literally means “carbon plus water,” a vivid descriptive term for the sugar formed from combining carbon dioxide (CO2) with water. The process of photosynthesis begins with the absorption of photons by plant pigments. As photons reach a reaction center made up of chlorophylls, light energy excites electrons from the splitting of water... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2023. 3p.