Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy, usually from the Sun, into chemical energy that can be later released.
The process by which green plants transform light energy from the sun into chemical energy.
The process of photosynthesis is commonly written as
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This means that the reactants, six carbon dioxide molecules, and six water molecules, are converted by light energy captured by chlorophyll into a sugar molecule and six oxygen molecules, the products.
Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts specifically, in the grana and stroma regions.