Question

In photosynthesis what form of energy is sunlight converted two major reactions that take place

Answer 1

Sunlight emits light energy which is absorbed by the thylacoids in the chloroplasts of a plant. Chloroplasts are organelles in a plant cell whose funtion is photosynthesis (the use of light to make energy). Thylacoids are a part of the chloroplast which absorbs light. The thylaciods convert the light into energy molecules NADPH and ATD. The Calvin cycle then takes place in the stroma (gellatinous matrix of the chloroplast). The Calvin cycle is the use of ATP and NADPH plus carbondioxide to produce starch. Starch is the polysaccharide sugar formed from glucose synthesized in a linear chain. The starch is the storage of the glucose which is used as an energy source for the plant cells.