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प्रश्न
Explain the process of production of food in plants.
उत्तर
Leaves are the food factories of plants. They are the sites where the synthesis of food occurs in plants. The leaves of plants contain a green pigment called chlorophyll. This pigment captures the sun’s energy, which is used to prepare food from carbon dioxide and water. The process of synthesis of food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water is known as photosynthesis. During the process of photosynthesis, the leaves containing chlorophyll convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in the presence of sunlight. Carbohydrates, which are produced during photosynthesis, are ultimately converted into starch to be stored in plants. This process can be represented in the form of the following equation:
\[\ce{6CO2 + 6H2O ->[Chlorophyll][sunlight] \underset{(Glucose)}{C6H12O6} + 6O2}\]
संबंधित प्रश्न
All animals and fungi are autotrophs.
Name the process by which plants make food.
In addition to carbon dioxide and water, state two other conditions necessary for the process of photosynthesis to take place.
Name the pigment which can absorb solar energy.
Name the organelle of plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs.
Photosynthesis converts energy X into energy Y. What are X and Y?
Which of the following events does not occur in photosynthesis?
(a) conversion of light energy into chemical energy
(b) reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates
(c) oxidation of carbon to carbon dioxide
(d) absorption of light energy by chlorophyll
Explain why, plants have low energy needs as compared to animals.
Why is plant food not produced in any other parts of the plant except the green ones?
Opening and closing of stomatal pore depends on ______.
