- Possible Answer #1: The chemical process that coverts sunlight into energy is called photosynthesis. This is represented with the equation 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2. (Carbon dioxide + water + a source of light energy = oxygen and glucose. Using the pigment chlorophyll found in plant cells, the plant is able to produce glucose (the main source of ATP) by developing both carbon dioxide, water, and light energy into products that help support the cell's function. Oxygen is the waste product excreted by the plant as a direct result of photosynthesis itself.
Explanation:
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Photosynthesis is the process plants use to convert sunlight into energy. Oxygen is produced as by-product of photosynthesis when the water absorbed by plants is 'split'. It is one of the most important reactions on the planet because it is the source of nearly all of the world's oxygen.
Chloroplasts are found in plant cells, they make up the green pigment ( chlorophyll ) which manufactures food for the plant during photosynthesis process.
