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Question 6 (d)
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d) During photosynthesis plants take in __ and release __.

Answer 1

d) During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants prepare food from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. The prepared food is carbohydrate, which is stored as starch. Oxygen is also produced as a byproduct. The equation showing the process of photosynthesis is as follows:

Carbon dioxide + Water $\stackrel{Sunlight,Chlorophyll}{\to }$ Carbohydrate (Starch) + Oxygen