Ecosystem: Life Energy

John Harvie E. Romeroso

PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Let me ask you these:
• Plants are termed as “the great
food providers”. Why?
• How are plants able to carry out
this function?
• What do the plants need in
order to carry-out this process?
Photosynthesis
• Process of food-making in
plants and other autotrophic
organisms.
• The process by which plants,
bacteria, and some protists use
the energy from sunlight to
produce sugar.
Photosynthesis
• The presence of chlorophyll
enables these organisms to
make their own food.
• Autotrophic organisms require
light energy, carbon dioxide,
and water to make food.
 Photosynthesis

Light
energy
6 CO2 +6 H 2O C6H12O6 + 6 O2

Carbon dioxide Water Glucose Oxygen gas

Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O ----> C6H12O6+ 6O2
Requirements Carbon Light
dioxide Energy
Water
Products Sugar Oxygen
Photosynthesis
• When does
photosynthesis
happen?

Daytime
Photosynthesis
• Chloroplast – double-
membrane structure found
among plants; site of
photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis
• Chloroplasts contain
chlorophyll – the green pigment
that gives leaves their color,
resides in the thylakoid
membranes of the
chloroplasts.
Photosynthesis
• Chlorophyll a – bluish-green
pigment; most abundant
• Chlorophyll b – yellowish-green
pigment
• Carotenoids – shades of yellow
and orange
Photosynthesis
• Which color is
the most
effective in
photosynthesis?
 Stages of Photosynthesis
Light-dependent Reaction (Light Rxn)
Requires light
Thylakoid (Grana)
Light-independent Reaction (Dark Rxn)
Does not require light
Stroma
To sum it up:
• What is the chemical equation
for photosynthesis?
• What are autotrophic
organisms?
• In what organelle does
photosynthesis occur?
To sum it up:
• What part of the leaves are rich
in chloroplast?
• What are the raw materials and
products of this process?
• When does photosynthesis
happen?
To sum it up:
• What are the stages of
photosynthesis?
Concept Application
• Plants are the primary
producers of food in the Earth.
• All energy that we generate
come from these food.
• Without plants, consumers will
not be able to survive.
Concept Application
• Plants also utilize the carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere that
can help in reducing the earth’s
temperature.
John Harvie E. Romeroso

END