Question
Describe the process by which plants prepare their food using different raw materials.
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Answer
The process by which green plants can prepare their own food is called photosynthesis. Green plants possess chlorophyll in their leaf and utilises carbon dioxide (from air) water, minerals (from soil, through root) as raw material and sunlight as source of energy and convert light energy into chemical energy. The food thus synthesised is in the form of starch (carbohydrate). The overall reaction for photosynthesis can be given as follows:
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