Question

The component of air used in photosynthesis is___________ and the products of photosynthesis is _____________[oxygen/carbon dioxide/nitrogen].

• A. Carbon dioxide
• B. Oxygen

Answer 1

Photosynthesis: The process by which plants prepare their own food in the presence of sunlight, carbon dioxide present in the air, water, minerals, and chlorophyll present in leaves is termed photosynthesis.

$$\begin{gathered} 6{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+12{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)\underset{\mathrm{chlorophyll}}{\overset{\mathrm{sunlight}}{\to }}{\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_{12}{\mathrm{O}}_6\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+6{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+6{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right) \\ \mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{dioxide}\mathrm{Water}\mathrm{Glucose}\mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{dioxide}\mathrm{Water} \end{gathered}$$

• The component of air used in photosynthesis is carbon dioxide and the product of photosynthesis is oxygen.