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Photosynthesis
photosynthesis
heterotrophic | getting nutrients from sources other than self (ex- human, animals) |
autotrophic | getting nutrients from self (ex- plants) |
photosynthesis | capturing and transforming energy from the sunlight into chemical energy; this process also requires chlorophyll, a molecule in chloroplasts |
cellular respiration chemical equation | C6 H12 O6 + 6 O2 --> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O +Energy |
photosynthesis chemical equation | 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light energy --> C6 H12 O6 + 6 O2 |
carbon fixation | the incorporation of CO2 into an organic compound [glucose] during photosynthesis |
light intensity | intensity increase rate of photosynthesis, but up to a point |
temperature | increases photosynthesis, but up to a point because they affect enzyme activity |
water | shortage of this slows photosynthesis down |
mineral ability | if a shortage exists, metabolic processes will be inhibited |