Photosynthesis: How Plants Make Food
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Objective
I can describe how plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own food.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Plants use a process called photosynthesis to make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
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Photosynthesis occurs in plant cells inside structures called chloroplasts, which contain a green pigment called chlorophyll.
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Plants release oxygen into the air as a byproduct of photosynthesis, which is essential for life on Earth.
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What three things do plants need to perform photosynthesis?
Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?
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“Describe how plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis to create their own food.”
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