Veda Bites are swipeable micro-lessons — each one teaches exactly one
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💡 Key Idea
The Core Reaction
Plants cook their own food.
Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose. The overall equation is:
↳ Photosynthesis turns light, water, and CO₂ into food and oxygen.
📖 Definition
What Exactly Is Photosynthesis?
A precise definition.
Photosynthesis is the biochemical process in which autotrophs use sunlight to synthesise glucose from carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen as a by-product. It is the primary source of all organic matter on Earth.
↳ It is the foundation of almost every food chain.
⭐ Important Fact
Where It Happens: The Chloroplast
Inside the green factory.
Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts, organelles found in plant cells. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, the green pigment that absorbs light energy, mainly in the blue and red parts of the spectrum.
↳ Chloroplasts are the site; chlorophyll is the light catcher.