1. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

2. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

3. 1. Defined
Photosynthesis is the process that most producer organisms (organisms that make their own food) use to change light energy into chemical energy (food)

4. 1. Defined
Photosynthesis is the process that most producer organisms (organisms that make their own food) use to change light energy into chemical energy (food)
Requires special pigments, organelles, and enzymes

5. 1. Defined
Photosynthesis is the process that most producer organisms (organisms that make their own food) use to change light energy into chemical energy (food)
Requires special pigments, organelles, and enzymes
Find photosynthesis in plants, algae, and other producer organisms

6. 2. Process

7. 2. Process
Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light Energy =
Sugar + Oxygen

8. 2. Process
Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light Energy =
Sugar + Oxygen

9. 3. Required Elements

10. 3. Required Elements

11. 3. Required Elements
Pigments – colored substances that absorb light energy…light energy changes into chemical energy (food)

12. 3. Required Elements
Pigments – colored substances that absorb light energy…light energy changes into chemical energy (food)
Chlorophyll – primary pigment used in photosynthesis

13. 4. Chloroplasts

14. 4. Chloroplasts

15. 4. Chloroplasts
Contains chlorophyll (green)

16. 4. Chloroplasts Contains chlorophyll (green)
Where photosynthesis occurs

17. 4. Chloroplasts Contains chlorophyll (green)
Where photosynthesis occurs
Outer membrane with inner membrane stacks (like coins)