Can you name the missing substance(s) from the following word equation representing photosynthesis?
$carbon dioxide + water \overset{sunlight}{\to} f o o d (g l u \cos e) + o x y g e n$

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Solution

Chlorophyll, the green pigment needed for fixing sunlight, is missing from the equation.
The correct equation is as follows:
$carbon dioxide + water \to_{chlorophyll}^{sunlight} food (glucose) + oxygen$

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(b) chlorophyll
(c) carbon dioxide
(d) glucose

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