Every living organism on the planet is in the need of energy to survive. Plants do so by a process called Photosynthesis, which is the process of creating food (usually sugars) using the energy of sunlight. This makes plants very unique in the sense that they can synthesis their own food using only the sun, thus the term Photo-synthesis. The basic elements involved in this chemical reaction are an intake of Carbon Dioxide + Water, and a resultant of Sugar and Oxygen. Plants are the producers in an ecosystem, while all animals are consumers.
Questions:
1. What is the process of Photosynthesis?
2. What are the elements involved in photosynthesis?
3. What is the most important trait of plants that makes them essential to an ecosystem?
Reference:
• Carter, J. (2004, november 02). Photosynthesis. Retrieved from http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/photosyn.htm
