Question 27
Which of the following equations is the summary of photosynthesis?
(a) \(6 CO_2 + 12 H_2 O \rightarrow C_6H_{12}O_6+6O_2 + 6H_2O\)
(b) \(6CO_2+H_2O+Sunlight \rightarrow C_6 H_{12}O_6+O_2+6H_2O\)
(c) \(6CO_2+12H_2O+Chlorophyll+Sunlight \rightarrow C_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_2 + 6H_2O\)
(d) \(6CO_2 + 12H_2O + Chlorophyll+Sunlight \rightarrow C_6 H_{12}O_6 + 6CO_2+6H_2O\)
(c) \(6CO_2+12H_2O+Chlorophyll+Sunlight \rightarrow C_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_2 + 6H_2O\)
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, some bacteria, and some protistans use the energy from sunlight to produce sugar, in which cellular respiration converts to ATP, the "fuel" used by all living things. The conversion of unusable sunlight energy into usable chemical energy is associated with the actions of the green pigment chlorophyll. The photosynthetic process uses water and releases the oxygen.