AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Photosynthesis requires sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water as starting reactants (Figure 5.5). After the process is complete, photosynthesis releases oxygen and produces carbohydrate molecules, most commonly glucose.

Detailed explanation-2: -To perform photosynthesis, plants need three things: carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight.

Detailed explanation-3: -The reactants of photosynthesis are carbon dioxide and water. We’ve established that plants need carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) to produce their food, but where do these reactants come from and how do they get where they need to go inside the plant?

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The reactants for photosynthesis are sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. Reactants are the materials that you start with in a chemical reaction and the products are what you make. During photosynthesis sunlight is used to excite the electrons in chlorophyll molecules during the light reactions.

Detailed explanation-5: -The photosynthesis chemical equation states that the reactants (carbon dioxide, water and sunlight), yield two products, glucose and oxygen gas. The single chemical equation represents the overall process of photosynthesis.