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Photo in photosynthesis means 'self' while synthesis means 'produce food'
Synthesis means to make/produce. In photosynthesis ("photo" refers the "photons" of the light energy that triggers the photo systems in photosynthesis) would be used in referring to the synthesis of glucose (sugar) molecules.
The word wasn't "discovered", it was coined from Greek: photo for light and synthesis to make. So, making something from light.
The term photosynthesis comes from the words "photo", which means light, and "synthese", which means synthesis. It is the process by which plants manufacture their food.
It is a Greek word. It is made up of the words φως (phos, meaning light) and σύνθεσις (synthesis, meaning putting things together in order to make something). Therefore the meaning is "using light to make something" (energy to grow, etc) Save
Photo in photosynthesis means 'self' while synthesis means 'produce food'
Synthesis means to make/produce. In photosynthesis ("photo" refers the "photons" of the light energy that triggers the photo systems in photosynthesis) would be used in referring to the synthesis of glucose (sugar) molecules.
this is a very good question! "photo" in science terms means "light." Contributing to photosynthesis, photo means light and synthesis means absorption.
Photosynthetic organisms "prepare" food by synthesis from light thus Photo-synthesis.. synthesis means to make, to produce.
HILL photo refers to light,and plants make their food in presence of light,hence got name PHOTO + SYNTHESIS
this process is called photosynthesis (photo-light, synthesis-to prepare).
It came from the greek PHOTO MEANS-Light SYNTHESIS MEANS-Placing with
1. light can not be touched but photo can be touched. 2. light is a form of energy but photo is not. 3. we can feel the light but not photo.
The word wasn't "discovered", it was coined from Greek: photo for light and synthesis to make. So, making something from light.
It is sun light. Pigments are absorbing light.
After "photo-", you can add "-graph", "-synthesis", "-reactive" , and so on. However, it is stretching a point to consider these examples as a marriage of a prefix and a suffix.
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