Question

Name the process by which plants prepare their own food.

Answer 1

Process of food preparation in plants:

1. Green plants use sunlight and the process of photosynthesis to create their own food out of carbon dioxide and water.
2. Chlorophyll is the green pigment that absorbs the sunlight.
3. Chlorophyll is contained in the chloroplast of plant cells.
4. Food in the form of glucose is produced.
5. The glucose is converted to starch and stored in plants.
6. During the process of photosynthesis, release of oxygen also takes place.