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To determine: The way by which green plants obtain energy.
Introduction: Photosynthesis is a process by which carbon dioxide and water are used to produce glucose molecules by using energy from sunlight. During this process, oxygen gas is evolved. Reactions of the photosynthesis take place in the chloroplast of the plant cell that contains the green pigment chlorophyll.
To determine: The way by which green plants obtain carbon.
Introduction: Photosynthesis is a process by which carbon dioxide and water are used to produce glucose molecules by using energy from sunlight. During this process, oxygen gas is evolved. Reactions of the photosynthesis take place in the chloroplast of the plant cell that contains the green pigment chlorophyll.
To determine: The way by which humans obtain energy and carbon.
Introduction: On the basis of nutritional requirements, the organisms are classified into four types, namely “photoautotroph, chemoautotroph, photoheterotroph, and chemoheterotroph”. These major groups are differentiated on the basis of their energy source and carbon source.
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