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Photosynthesis is, without exaggeration, the most important process happening on planet Earth. Without it, there would be no oxygen to br...
The word comes from Greek: "photo" (light) + "synthesis" (to put together). Essentially, plants "put together" simple molecules using sol...
Light provides the energy that drives all reactions. Plants absorb light mainly in the blue (430-450nm) and red (640-680nm) ranges of the...
The first phase (light reactions) happens in the thylakoid membranes and only occurs when there's light. This is where light energy is co...
The second phase happens in the chloroplast's stroma and, despite the name "dark," can occur in both light and dark — it simply doesn't n...
Not all plants photosynthesize the same way. Evolution created at least three different "models," each adapted to specific environmental ...
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