1. Photosynthesis

2. Originally, the energy in food comes from the sun.

3. Photosynthesis is the process by which the energy of sunlight is converted into the energy of glucose

4. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts of plant leaves

5. in chloroplasts is the pigment chlorophyll
The main energy
absorbing molecule
in chloroplasts is the pigment chlorophyll

6. Reactants (requires): water (H2O) & carbon dioxide (CO2)
In/out thru stomata
In thru roots
Reactants (requires): water (H2O) & carbon dioxide (CO2)
Products (makes): oxygen (O2) & glucose (C6H12O6)

7. Photosynthesis
Oxygen is released as waste through the stomata (small pores on the underside of the leaf)
This is the oxygen that YOU breathe!!!

8. The formula for photosynthesis: