Photosynthesis

[!def] Photosynthesis
The process by which plants synthesize from inorganic raw materials using energy from sunlight

Light energy to Chemical energy

Chlorophyll

a green pigment found in chloroplast

$6CO_{2} +6H_{2}O\xrightarrow{\text{Light + Chloroplyll}}\ 6O_{2}+C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}$

Destinations

Glucose

provide energy
Cellular respiration to release energy

Starch

insoluble so doesn’t affect the concentration of solutions in the cell

Sucrose

disaccharide made from 2 simple sugars
sucrose is carried from one part to another and converted back to glucose at its destination.

Cellulose

needed for cell walls.
to make cell walls for new cells made during growth and regeneration

Nectar

Some flowers produce sweet nectar for animals to feed on.

Amino acids

$N$ comes from absorption, others comes from glucose.
to make protein(enzymes)

Chlorophyll

not a protein, but contains $N$, $Mg$
nitrate ions $NO_{3}^-$ and magnesium ions $Mg^+$ are also essential.

Factors affecting rate

[!def] Limiting Factor
A factor that is in short supply, which stops an activity happing at a faster rate

If all resources are abundant and unlimited, the limiting factor will be the ability to photosynthesis and absorb materials.
But most times, other factors are limiting factors

Light

CO2

Temperature