How leaves eat sunlight
Chapter 1
The leaf as a solar panel
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Chapter 2
The magic recipe of air and water
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Chapter 3
The ancient bacteria that changed the world
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Chapter 4
The global engine of life
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YOUR GOAL
Master of How leaves eat sunlight
Ch 2 · The magic recipe of air and water
Fun Fact
Stomata breathing: A single oak leaf can have over one million microscopic mouth-like pores on its underside.
Glossary
photosynthesis (noun)
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water. In 1779, Jan Ingenhousz discovered that plants need light to transform carbon dioxide and water into oxygen.
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water. In 1779, Jan Ingenhousz discovered that plants need light to transform carbon dioxide and water into oxygen.
Quiz
Who won a Nobel Prize in 1961 for mapping the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis?
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What are the microscopic pores on the underside of a leaf called that let carbon dioxide in?
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What primary sugar do plants produce during photosynthesis to store chemical energy?
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What is the name of the light-independent chemical cycle that bakes carbon dioxide into sugar?