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When a plant goes through photosynthesis, the air that goes in through the leaves has carbon dyoxide and oxygen. Plants only need carbon dyoxide to make the food they need to live. The oxygen is not needed to make food for plants. That is why oxygen is considered a waste product in the process of photosynthesis.
The real use of photosynthesis is for the plant to make food for itself. The oxygen is a little like an extra item that the plant does not need. This is why oxygen is considered a by product of photosynthesis.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoPhotosynthesis produces oxygen by splitting water. The water needs to be split so that some of its electrons can be used to replenish the electrons that the chlorophyll in P680 (photosystem II) lost. The hydrogen ions (protons) are also utilized to build up a chemiosmotic gradient that will be used to produce ATP. The left-over oxygen is released as a by-product.
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∙ 12y agoIn order to breathe don't we need oxygen? So do plants, and if i am not wrong i believe that photosynthesis is in plants.
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∙ 12y agosplitting the water molecules
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What is the natural cycle in which plants use carbon dioxide to produce oxygen?
Plants consume carbon dioxide in photosynthesis to produce glucose as the main product. Oxygen is a byproduct (or more accurately a waste product) of photosynthesis.
What is the process by which plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What happens to the oxygen that is produced during photosynthesis?
The oxygen produced by photosynthesis is released into the air where it may combine with other chemicals to form oxides, or may remain in the air as O2 and be breathed in by animals where it is converted to carbon dioxide.
The byproducts of photosynthesis are oxygen which is released into the air and a molecule called what which is a type of sugar?
The other product of photosynthesis is glucose. It is not a by-product, as it is the reason for photosynthesis.
Is making glucose from CO2 photosynthesis?
No it is respirationYes,it is photosynthesis. CO2 is oxidized into glucose using water and light energy
What does photosynthesis realese?
The main byproduct of photosynthesis is oxygen.
What processes produce oxygen?
oxygen is a byproduct of photosynthesis in plants
Does osmosis primarily release oxygen into the atmosphere?
No, photosynthesis. Oxygen is a byproduct of photosynthesis.
What is the byproduct of photosynthesis?
Oxygen is the by-product of photosynthesis. Glucose and oxygen are the final products of the photosynthesis process.
What substance is the byproduct of photosynthesis?
oxygen is the byproduct of photosynthesis because from water (H2O), sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2) , they release oxygen to make glucose.
In what process is oxygen produced as a byproduct?
photosynthesis
What chemical is a byproduct of a photosynthesis?
Oxygen and Glucose
Oxygen was introduced into the atmosphere as a byproduct of?
The source of oxygen in the atmosphere is a complicate stellar process.
What substance is the byproduct of the photosynthesis chemical equation?
oxygen is the byproduct of photosynthesis because from water (H2O), sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2) , they release oxygen to make glucose.
What type of gas plants release as a byproduct during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
In photosynthesis where does the oxygen leave the leaf?
Yes that is what happens. O2 is a byproduct of process.
What is the waste product for plants of photosynthesis?
Oxygen is an important by-product (not waste) of photosynthesis and is needed by not only animals and other organisms, but also the plants which make it.
