Question

Photosynthesis is a major metabolic reaction on planet earth. Explain the following for photosynthesis: Its function (in biology function means what something does) Its location (where in the cell does it take place) The reactants (what goes into the reaction) The products (what comes out of the reaction)

Answer 1

Photosynthesis converts chemical energy (sunlight) to stored energy (bonds of glucose). It occurred in the chloroplast. The reactants are carbon dioxide and water (and sunlight) and the products are glucose and oxygen.