The Process of Photosynthesis

Plants need food to respire, grow and reproduce. Unlike animals, plants are able to make their own food by the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis takes place in the part of the plant cell containing chloroplasts; these are small structures that contain chlorophyll. For photosynthesis to take place, plants need to take in carbon dioxide (from the air), water (from the ground) and light (usually from the sun), and that is called as photosynthesis. It is the ultimate source of all of humankind’s food and oxygen, whereas fossilized photosynthetic fuels provide 87% of the world’s energy.

As it presents from the picture above, there are three stages of the photosynthesis process. The first stage is where the plant draws up water and minerals from the ground through roots, and then the second stage is the leaves take in carbon dioxide from the air and release oxygen, the third and last stage is where the sunlight gives chloroplasts energy to make sugar (food).

However, sun and oxygen also take important roles in this photosynthesis process, and for sure with the cyclical process this process remain to be repeated over and over.