https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis Made with a curious mind en-us 2017-07-20 16:08:22 UTC 2017-07-21 14:50:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134513 Hello! We are Nerea and Sara and we are interested in biology, especially in Photosynthesis. ]]> 2017-07-20 16:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134513 https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134551 It’s a process we can compare to the human respiration, but done by plants. It consists in the conversation of an amount of Sunlight into electrical and chemical energy and in the conversation of carbon dioxide and water in oxygen and sugar. It’s known as the most important biological process on earth, because it serves as the world’s largest solar battery. ]]> 2017-07-20 16:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134551 https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134575 “Photo” means light and “synthesis” means putting together. 

]]> 2017-07-20 16:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134575 https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134591 Photosynthesis takes place in the leaves of plants. The leaves are made up of very small cells. Inside these cells are tiny structures called chloroplasts. Each chloroplast contains a green chemical called chlorophyll which gives leaves their green colour. It’s the process by which plants make their own food. ]]> 2017-07-20 16:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134591 https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134599 Actually it’s divided into two main parts: the light dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle. ]]> 2017-07-20 16:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134599 https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134619 In the first phase chlorophyll and other pigments absorb energy from sunlight, water is used to provide electrons and hydrogen ions but also produces oxygen and the electrons and hydrogen ions are used to create ATP and NADPH. ATP is an energy storage molecule. NADPH is an electron carrier/donor molecule. Both ATP and NADPH will be used in the next stage of photosynthesis. ]]> 2017-07-20 16:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134619 https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134627 In the second phase occur in the stroma of the chloroplasts. Although these reactions can take place without light, the process requires ATP and NADPH which were created using light in the first stage. Carbon dioxide and energy from ATP along with NADPH are used to form glucose.

]]> 2017-07-20 16:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134627 https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134652 Photosynthesis is important because it provides food and oxygen. In fact, it converts inorganic material into organic material. ]]> 2017-07-20 16:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134652 https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134667 http://photosynthesiseducation.com/photosynthesis-for-kids/]]> 2017-07-20 16:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nayar/photosynthesis/wish/179134667