Photosynthesis | How it works
How it works
Think of a plant's leaf as a solar panel. Just like the flat glass panels you see on rooftops, a leaf's flat surface makes it an efficient sunlight absorber. Within each leaf cell are up to a hundred disc-shaped chloroplastsSmall structures in plant cells that contain chlorophyll and in which the process of photosynthesis takes place.. Chloroplasts have a green pigmentA substance that displays a color because of the wavelengths of light it reflects. called chlorophyllA green pigment found in plants that absorbs sunlight, providing the energy used in photosynthesis for the conversion of carbon dioxide and water to complex carbohydrates., which traps light.
We know that sunlight is actually a spectrum of many colors that have...
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