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what\:is\: photosynthesis\:?

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Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that, through cellular respiration, can later be released to fuel the organism's metabolic activities.
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\sf \: Photosynthesis \: is \: the \: process \: in \: which \: green \: plants \: derive \\ \sf \: their \: food \: (nutrients \: and \: water) \: through \: the \\ \sf \: capturing \: of \: light \: energy \: (sunlight) \: and \: using \\ \sf \: it \: to \: convert \: carbon \: dioxide \: and \: water \: into \: oxygen \\ \sf \: and \: other \: substances(compounds) \: that \: are \: rich \: in \: energy. \\ \sf \: Chlorophyll \: a \: green \: pigment \: present \: in \: plants \: is \\ \sf \: used \: in \: this \: process.

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\boxed{\bf{6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2}}

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