Chapter 20, Problem 47P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The differences between the light reactions and the dark reactions of photosynthesis should be explained and the relationship between these two sets of reactions should be described.

Concept introduction:

Photosynthesis is the process of converting energy from the sunlight into chemical energy that can later be used for the energy requirements in organisms. This chemical energy is stored in carbohydrates. Overall equation for the photosynthesis is,

$6{\text{ CO}}_2{\text{ + 6 H}}_2\text{O }\stackrel{h\nu }{\to }{\text{ C}}_6{\text{H}}_{12}{\text{O}}_6{\text{ + 6 O}}_2$