photosynthesis - simplified
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Photosynthesis
Brief introduction to Grade 9
studentsNithianandan Selliah, Ph.D.
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Oxygen in Photosynthesis
CO2 + 2 H2O (CH2O) + O2
Hydrogen donor in green plants
H2S in photosynthetic sulfur bacteria
Oxygen in photosynthesis comes from water
6 CO2 + 6 H2O C6H12O6 + 6 O2
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chloroplastcytosol
H2OPhotosynthetic
electron transfer
reactions
Carbon fixation
reactions
Glyceraldehyde
3-phosphate
Starch
Sugars
Amino acids
Fatty acid
Photosynthesis Reaction
O2
CO2
ATP NADPH
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