what happens during photosyunthesis
basicaly carbon dioxide and sunlight are chaged into water and oxygen. But thats the really simple answer. Its pretty much the exact opposite process that the mitochondria do.
Carbon dioxide is converted into sugars in a process called carbon fixation. Carbon fixation is an endothermic redox reaction, so photosynthesis needs to supply both a source of energy to drive this process, and the electrons needed to convert carbon dioxide into a carbohydrate. This addition of the electrons is a reduction reaction. In general outline and in effect, photosynthesis is the opposite of cellular respiration, in which glucose and other compounds are oxidized to produce carbon dioxide and water, and to release exothermic chemical energy to drive the organism's metabolism. However, the two processes take place through a different sequence of chemical reactions and in different cellular compartments. The general equation for photosynthesis is therefore: 2n CO2 + 2n DH2 + photons → 2(CH2O)n + 2n DO Carbon dioxide + electron donor + light energy → carbohydrate + oxidized electron donor In oxygenic photosynthesis water is the electron donor and, since its hydrolysis releases oxygen, the equation for this process is: 2n CO2 + 4n H2O + photons → 2(CH2O)n + 2n O2 + 2n H2O carbon dioxide + water + light energy → carbohydrate + oxygen + water Often 2n water molecules are cancelled on both sides, yielding: 2n CO2 + 2n H2O + photons → 2(CH2O)n + 2n O2 carbon dioxide + water + light energy → carbohydrate + oxygen Other processes substitute other compounds (such as arsenite) for water in the electron-supply role; for example some microbes use sunlight to oxidize arsenite to arsenate:[14] The equation for this reaction is: CO2 + (AsO33–) + photons → (AsO43–) + CO[15] carbon dioxide + arsenite + light energy → arsenate + carbon monoxide (used to build other compounds in subsequent reactions) Photosynthesis occurs in two stages. In the first stage, light-dependent reactions or light reactions capture the energy of light and use it to make the energy-storage molecules ATP and NADPH. During the second stage, the light-independent reactions use these products to capture and reduce carbon dioxide. Most organisms that utilize photosynthesis to produce oxygen use visible light to do so, although at least three use shortwave infrared or, more specifically, far-red radiation.[16]
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Exceptional answer!
I believe it is spelled photosynthesis
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