The equation below represents a process that takes place in plants.
#6CO_2+6H_2O rightarrow C_6H_12O_6+6O_2#
(a) Name the process.
(b) State two conditions necessary for the process to take place.
(c) State what happens to the end-products of the process.
Answer:
a)Photosynthesis
b)-Presence of light intensity.
-Presence of Chlorophyll.
-Temperature.
c)-Oxygen-is used in respiration or oxidation of substrate to yield energy. Some oxygen is released into the atmosphere;
Glucose-used in respiration;
-some is converted to sucrose or starch for storage;
-It is used in formation of structure in plants such as cellulose cell wall/cytoplasm.
-Amino acids-used for growth and development; formation of various structures.