Question

How is energy transferred and transformed during the photosynthetic process?

Answer 1

Answer:

Photosynthesis is the process of converting light energy into chemical energy in the form of glucose, in small structures called chloroplasts. ... In cellular respiration, the energy stored in the bonds of the glucose molecule is broken down and transformed to another type of energy, ATP.

Photosynthesis is the process plants use to convert energy from the sun into usable energy for their cells. Plants use the light energy of the sun, carbon dioxide, and water to make glucose (a sugar), and oxygen. The energy of the sun is captured and stored in the bonds between atoms in glucose molecules.

The tiny compartments where photosynthesis occurs are called chloroplasts, using a pigment called chlorophyll, which makes the plants green. The first energy transformation occurs when light energy from the sun is converted to chemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (or ATP) and another molecule called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (or NADPH). ATP and NADPH provide the energy needed for the next energy transformation.

The plant cells then use the ATP and NADPH to assemble molecules of carbon dioxide and other carbon chains into glucose molecules. The glucose molecules can then be linked together to form cellulose, which plants can use to grow new leaves and stems.