Question

Question 10
Photosynthesis requires chlorophyll and a few other raw materials. Add the missing raw materials to the list given below:

Water, minerals, (a) __, (b) __.

Answer 1

(a) Sunlight or light energy, (b) carbon dioxide

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