PHOTOSYNTHESIS Using Light to Make Food. Photosynthesis is the most important chemical process on earth because: It provides food for virtually all organisms.
AP Biology 2007-2008 AP Biology Photosynthesis: Life from Light and Air.
CHAPTER 8: PHOTOSYNTHESIS. 8-1 Energy of Life Energy= Living organisms depend on energy. Living things get energy from _______. The ultimate source.
DO YOU SEE THE LIGHT???. Based on the visible light spectrum below, which part of the spectrum has the longest wavelength: 1.Red light 2.Yellow light.
Photosynthesis. Energy and Life Living things need energy to survive. This energy comes from food. The energy in most food comes from the sun.
Photosynthesis Unit. Energy Flow through an Ecosystem.
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1 Energy Flow Through Living Things: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Chapter 8&9.
Energy is the ability to do work How Organisms Obtain Energy Thermodynamics is the study of the flow & transformation of energy in the universe.
1.f Know usable energy is captured from sunlight by chloroplasts & is stored through the synthesis of sugar from carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).
Slide 1 of 28 Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall 8-2 Photosynthesis: An Overview.
1 Photosynthesis (Chapter 8) With light To make. 2 The purpose of photosynthesis is to produce food & oxygen ATP.