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What is the primary purpose of photosynthesis?

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The correct answer would be synthesis of food with the help of sunlight.

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants or autotrophs make their food from carbon dioxide and water in presence of sunlight and chlorophyll.

It converts solar energy into chemical energy (food).

It takes place in chloroplast of the cells. Green plants, algae, and cyanobacteria (it contains chlorophyll not chloroplast) can perform photosynthesis.

Oxygen is released as the byproduct of the process.

The equation for photosynthesis is written in the figure attached below.


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User Dave MacLean
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As we know that plants are autotrophs mean they can synthesize their own food through a process called photosynthesis in which plant utilize water,carbon dioxide and sunlight to yield glucose and oxygen so the main purpose of photosynthesis is to convert water and CO2 to glucose and oxygen
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