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    Photosynthesis

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    Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photopigment-bearing autotrophic organisms, such as most plants, algae and cyanobacteria, convert

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    Photosynthesis (disambiguation)

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    Photosynthesis is a biological process to convert light into chemical energy. Photosynthesis may also refer to: Photosynthesis (board game), first introduced

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    Artificial photosynthesis

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    Artificial photosynthesis is a chemical process that biomimics the natural process of photosynthesis. The term artificial photosynthesis is used loosely

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    Photosynthesis Research

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    Photosynthesis Research is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering various aspects of photosynthesis. It is published by Springer Science+Business

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    Photosynthesis system

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    field. Photosynthesis systems are commonly used in agronomic and environmental research, as well as studies of the global carbon cycle. Photosynthesis systems

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    Evolution of photosynthesis

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    The evolution of photosynthesis refers to the origin and subsequent evolution of photosynthesis, the process by which light energy is used to assemble

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    Aquatic photosynthesis

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    Aquatic photosynthesis is the occurrence of photosynthesis in the aquatic environment, which includes the freshwater environment and the marine (saltwater)

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    Anoxygenic photosynthesis

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    Anoxygenic photosynthesis is a special form of photosynthesis used by some bacteria, which differs from the better known oxygenic photosynthesis in plants

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    Photosynthetic efficiency

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    efficiency (i.e. oxygenic photosynthesis efficiency) is the fraction of light energy converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis in green plants and

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    Costasiella kuroshimae

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    mollusks in the family Costasiellidae. Despite being animals, they perform photosynthesis, via kleptoplasty. Discovered in 1993 off the coast of the Japanese

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    Plant

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    The photosynthesis conducted by land plants and algae is the ultimate source of energy and organic material in nearly all ecosystems. Photosynthesis, at

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    Terence McKenna

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    Sound Photosynthesis Evolving Times (DVD, CD & Video/Audio Cassette) Sound Photosynthesis Food of the Gods (Audio/Video Cassette) Sound Photosynthesis Food

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Photosynthesis

Biological process to convert light into chemical energy

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photopigment-bearing autotrophic organisms, such as most plants, algae and cyanobacteria, convert light energy—typically from sunlight—into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.

The term photosynthesis usually refers to oxygenic photosynthesis, a process that releases oxygen as a byproduct of water splitting. Photosynthetic organisms store the converted chemical energy within the bonds of intracellular organic compounds, typically carbohydrates like sugars, starches, phytoglycogen and cellulose. When needing to use this stored energy, an organism's cells then metabolize the organic compounds through cellular respiration. Photosynthesis plays a critical role in producing and maintaining the oxygen content of the Earth's atmosphere, and it supplies most of the biological energy necessary for complex life on Earth.

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