Photosynthesis

Info and Process of Photosynthesis

This blog post is about photosynthesis, an endothermic reaction. An endothermic reaction is a reaction that needs energy from its surroundings to happen. Photosynthesis is the way plants make food for themselves. During photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. The following is how photosynthesis happens:

1) Plants take in energy from the sun.

2) Energy is then absorbed from chlorplasts, which contain a pigment known as chlorophyll.

3) Chloroplasts take energy and produce sugars.

Photosynthesis is an endothermic reaction because plants take in energy from the sun and its surroundings to make the process happen. 

How Photosynthesis Helps the World

Photosynthesis helps the world in many ways. Photosynthesis provides us with most of the oxygen we need in order to breathe. We help plants and the photosynthesis process by exhaling carbon dioxide. Plants are also a major source of food for us humans and the animals we eat, and photosynthesis keeps these plants alive. In conclusion, photosynthesis is one of the most important endothermic reactions out there.

Image Source:

1) At09kg. "Photosynthesis". Photograph. Wikipedia. 2 Nov 11. Web, 17 April 2015.

Info Source: 

1) N/A, "Photosynthesis". Fact Monster. Pearson Education Inc, 2008. Web. 17 April 2015.