DENDROLOGY

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happens to matter and energy as they go through the process of photosynthesis?
A
Both are lost
B
Both are conserved
C
Matter is lost, energy is conserved
D
Energy is lost, matter is conserved
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) from the air and soil. Within the plant cell, the water is oxidized, meaning it loses electrons, while the carbon dioxide is reduced, meaning it gains electrons. This transforms the water into oxygen and the carbon dioxide into glucose.

Detailed explanation-2: -This reaction uses the energy of the sun to reorganize six carbon atoms, twelve hydrogen atoms and eighteen oxygen atoms from one configuration in the reactants to another configuration in the products. The same atoms appear on both sides of the reaction and that is why mass is conserved.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the process of photosynthesis, the energy from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water are converted into sugar and oxygen through chemical reactions in plant cells. Animals do not produce their own energy, but have to eat plants or other animals to stay alive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Photosynthesis is where a plant takes light from the sun, water from the soil, and carbon dioxide from the air, and turns it into two things: glucose, which it uses for energy, and oxygen, which it releases into the air. This is basically how plants get food-they make it through the process of photosynthesis.

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