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Photosynthesis is the process by which plants synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight using chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight and provides the energy for a chemical reaction where carbon dioxide and water are converted into oxygen and glucose. The glucose is then converted into sucrose or starch for storage and transport throughout the plant. Mineral elements like nitrogen, phosphorus, and magnesium are also required and obtained from the soil, and deficiencies can stunt plant growth or cause chlorosis.

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Photosynthesis PDF

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight using chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight and provides the energy for a chemical reaction where carbon dioxide and water are converted into oxygen and glucose. The glucose is then converted into sucrose or starch for storage and transport throughout the plant. Mineral elements like nitrogen, phosphorus, and magnesium are also required and obtained from the soil, and deficiencies can stunt plant growth or cause chlorosis.

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PHOTOSYNTHESIS

PHOTOSYNTHESIS is the process by which plants synthesize carbohydrates


from raw materials using energy from light.
 Source of food in plants is that it makes it from AIR, WATER and SOIL
SALTS.
 Carbohydrates contains elements like carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
 Carbon and oxygen could be supplied by carbon dioxide from the air.
And the hydrogen could come from the water in the soil.
 The nitrogen and sulfur needed for making proteins could come from
nitrates and sulfates in the soil.
SYNTHESIS: When complicated food molecules are build up from simpler
substances the process is called synthesis.
 Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight and provides the energy it gains for
chemical reaction.

STARCH: The glucose produced during the process of photosynthesis is quickly


changed to sucrose for transport around the plant.
The starch is steadily broken down to sucrose, which is soluble and transported
out of the cell into the phloem.
CELLULOSE: Plant cell wall is made up of cellulose. These are long chains of
glucose. They are freely permeable.
RESPIRATION: The process of respiration oxidizes the glucose. The products
are carbon dioxide and water, and the energy release is used for other
chemical reactions like building up proteins.
SOURCES OF MINERAL ELEMENTS AND EFFECTS OF THEIR DEFICIENCY
Nitrates and magnesium ions are often called mineral salts, or mineral
elements. If the soil does not contain one of the mineral salts, the plants can
show deficiency symptoms.
Slow growing plants do not show any symptoms
Fast-growing crop plants will show clear deficiency symptoms.
If the plant has a shortage of nitrate ions, it shows stunted growth. The stem
becomes weak. The lower leaves become yellow and die, and the upper leaves
become pale green.
If the plant has a shortage of magnesium, it will not be able to make
chlorophyll. The leaves turn yellow from the bottom of the stem upwards (a
process called chlorosis).
Water cultures
The importance of some of the mineral elements by growing plants in water
Cultures. A full water culture is a solution containing the salts that provide all
the necessary elements for healthy growth:
● Potassium nitrate for potassium and nitrogen
● Magnesium sulfate for magnesium and sulfur
● Potassium phosphate for potassium and phosphorus
● Calcium nitrate for calcium and nitrogen.
A green plant can use these elements, as well as the carbon dioxide, water and
sunlight needed for photosynthesis, to make all the substances it needs to stay
healthy.

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