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Photosynthesis — How Plants Make Food from Sunlight

The rice on your plate tonight exists because a leaf caught sunlight six months ago.

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Key Takeaway

Photosynthesis converts sunlight + CO₂ + water into glucose + oxygen. It happens in chloroplasts. It feeds the planet and produces our oxygen.

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Explain the process of photosynthesis in simple terms

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Write and interpret the photosynthesis equation

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Identify where photosynthesis occurs in a plant cell

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