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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > PHOTOSYNTHESIS

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PHOTOSYNTHESIS  

DEFINITION

  • Photosynthesis is the synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water by chlorophyll using light as energy with oxygen as a byproduct.

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  • 2020-01-29 07:51:27.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Photosynthesis is the synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water by chlorophyll using light as energy with oxygen as a byproduct.); update Definition (Krebs, Charles K. Ecology - 4th ed. 1994. HarperCollins College Publishers, New York, New York.);

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