photosyntheses
Plants making food
Photosyntheses is the plural of photosynthesis, the process by which green plants and some other organisms convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.
The plural form appears when discussing multiple instances or types of this process across different organisms or conditions: The photosyntheses occurring in aquatic versus terrestrial plants differ in efficiency.
In most contexts, the singular photosynthesis serves even when referring to the process generally.
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- chloroplastLight-harvesting cell structure
ATP · stroma · photolysis · pigments · water splitting · energy conversion · sugar production
Fuel from organic sources
- solar energyHarnessed stellar radiation
- photosystem IILight-harvesting complex splitting water
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- genetic modificationAltering DNA deliberately
synthetic biology · renewable energy · bioengineering · plant science
CO2 storage reservoir
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
climate regulation · rainforest · phytoplankton · algal blooms · organic matter · energy flow · biosphere · carbon sequestration
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- mesophyllPhotosynthetic tissue in leaves
- vascular tissuePlant's internal transport network
- sun exposureLight from sky reaching skin
variegation · canopy · chlorosis · etiolation · light intensity · foliar · greenness · plant health
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
chloroplast · ATP · stroma · photolysis · pigments · water splitting · energy conversion · sugar production
biofuel
Fuel from organic sources
- solar energyHarnessed stellar radiation
- photosystem IILight-harvesting complex splitting water
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
genetic modification · synthetic biology · renewable energy · bioengineering · plant science
carbon sink
CO2 storage reservoir
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
carbon cycle · climate regulation · rainforest · phytoplankton · algal blooms · organic matter · energy flow · biosphere · carbon sequestration
leaves
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- mesophyllPhotosynthetic tissue in leaves
- vascular tissuePlant's internal transport network
sun exposure · variegation · canopy · chlorosis · etiolation · light intensity · foliar · greenness · plant health · transpiration
photosynthesescellular respiration
Cell-level fuel burning
respiration · aerobic respiration · catabolism · decomposition · glycolysis
photosynthesesheterotrophy
Obtaining energy from others
consumption · predation · parasitism · herbivory · carnivory
- CAM photosynthesisNocturnal CO2 fixation pathway
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