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Light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and other pigments in chloroplasts
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoThey have photosynthetic pigments for that.Main pigments are the chlorophylls.
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What percent of light energy is fixed during photosynthesis?
plants only capture 1% of the radiant enery from the sun used in photosynthesis.
What converts light energy into chemical energy sugars through the process of photosynthesis?
Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells. Chloroplasts capture light energy and converts it into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis.
What is the process when plants change light energy into chemical energy?
The prodecers use photosynthesis to turn the sun's radiant energy into chemical energy.
During photosynthesis light energy becomes?
chemical energy Chlorophylls capture light energy. This energy is stored in chemical bonds of glucose
Plants take in energy in the form of what during photosynthesis?
The plants take in energy by absorbing sunlight.
What form of energy do plants need and where do they get it from?
Plants are able to capture light energy using chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis.
Do plant cells capture energy by way of photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is not the process of capturing sunlight, it's the process of turning light energy into chemical energy. Plants capture energy through chloroplasts, which is what our solar panels are based on.
Why does photosynthesis require light energy?
Photosynthesis need light energy for several reasons. Plants cannot make their own energy, so they must capture it from the sun. This is how they respire and make their food.
The process by which plants capture light energy and change it into food?
this process is called photosynthesis (photo-light, synthesis-to prepare).
What percent of light energy is fixed during photosynthesis?
plants only capture 1% of the radiant enery from the sun used in photosynthesis.
Plants,algae and some cynobacterja use a proccess called photosynthesis to capture and transform?
photosynthesis, the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.
What is the name for the biochemical reaction that is the original source of energy for almost all ecosystem?
Photosynthesis - the capture of light energy by plants and its transformation into chemical energy.
What is the process of capture energy from sunlight?
Photosynthesis is the process used by plants to capture the energy that comes to us from the sun that is then held in starch or sugars.
How do plsnts capture light energy for use in photosynthesis?
Plants have chloroplasts which have thylakoids in them. The walls of thylakoids have chlorophyll which when exposed to light (basically red and blue) get excited and release an electron.This electron provides energy for photosynthesis.
Does cellular respiration or photosynthesis capture energy?
Cellular respiration release energy.Photosynthesis capture light energy.
What do you call the capture of light energy by chlorophyll molecules?
Photosynthesis.
What Organelles in plants that convert light energy to food during photosynthesis are?
Chloroplasts convert light energy to food during photosynthesis in plants.
