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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the primary purpose of photosynthesis?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to produce glucose

thomaster (thomaster):

It's used by the plant mainly to produce it's own food (glucose). \(\sf\large 6CO_2+6H_2O ~~\underrightarrow{sunlight}~\bbox[lime]{C_6H_{12}O_6}+6O_2\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the primary purpose of photosynthesis is to produce glucose

OpenStudy (kayne):

True, it's mainly plants which use photosynthesis to produce their own food. Alongside you have organisms such as cyanobacteria as well which use sunlight for such purposes. Glucose is the primary product which enters other pathways resulting into secondary products :) *just a side note*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it B.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For Plato?

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