Why is the food making process in a plant called photosynthesis?

Answer 1

Photosynthesis is the chemical reaction that occurs in plants to make food, using sunlight and other minerals from the ground (and don't forget water!) to make glucose (a type of plant sugar).

Now, as we all know, EVERYTHING in the world eats plants or is plants. I mean, you cant name ONE SINGLE living organism that either isn't a plant or doesnt eat plants. Carnivores eat other animals (omnivores or herbivores) that have eaten plants. So basically, its just one bigs chain of life, starting with photosynthesis, then plants, then herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores.

Answer 2

So that organisms can make their own food.

Answer 3

Autotrophic

They are called photo autotrophs. That's because they depend on light and carbon dioxide

Answer 4

it comes from two Greek words, 'Photo' (meaning 'Light') and 'Synthesis' (meaning 'Putting Together' or 'Composition')

Answer 5

Because it makes the food with light... "photo" refering to light and "synthesis" referring to making it.
because photo=light and snthesis=to combine

Answer 6

They are called as photosynthetic , because they they covert light energy in to chemical energy during photo synthesis.