Photosynthesis (การสงั เคราะห์แสง):
The photosynthesis process begins when sunlight strikes chloroplast, small bodies in the leaf
that contain a green substance called chlorophyll. The photosynthesis process is described by
the equation:
Photosynthesis is an energy-storing process that takes place in leaves and other green parts of
plants in the presence of light.
The light energy is stored in a simple sugar molecule (glucose) that is produced from carbon
dioxide (CO2) present in the air and water (H2O) absorbed by the plant primarily through
the root system. When the carbon dioxide and the water are combined and form a sugar
molecule (C6H12O6) in a chloroplast, oxygen gas (O2) is released as a by-product. The
oxygen diffuses out into the atmosphere.