table of contents
- What is photosynthesis?
- Reaction scheme
- frequently asked Questions
Plants not only ensure their own survival through photosynthesis, they also clean the air and produce both oxygen and sugar and thus energy. We explain the reaction scheme.
In a nutshell
- Carbon dioxide and water are important raw materials
- Reaction scheme only seems complicated at first glance
- Oxygen is made, which improves the air
- Sun or UV radiation is essential
- Sugar is a product of photosynthesis
What is photosynthesis?
To put it simply, this is one of the variants of the Plant nutrition. Thanks to chlorophyll, they are able to create storable sugar and thus energy from the following influences. Are important:
- Carbon dioxide
- Nutrients for the formation of chlorophyll
- Sun or UV radiation
- water
The individual factors lead to a chemical reaction within the plant through the chlorophyll. This is important so that it has sugar and thus energy for renewed budding and the formation of buds and fruits or storage bodies.
Reaction scheme
From a chemical point of view, the formula for the photosynthesis process is: 6 H2O + 6 CO2 = 6 O2 + C6H12O6
While this looks complicated, it is actually quite simple. At least when the individual names are deciphered.
- H2O = water
- CO2 = carbon dioxide
- O2 = oxygen
- C6H12O6 = glucose or long-chain sugar
If you know the individual elements, you can understand the formula better.
The numbers in front of the individual information only have to be viewed as the respective proportion of the individual substances. Six parts of water (6 H2O) and six parts of carbon dioxide (6 CO2) become six parts of oxygen (6 O2) and one part of glucose (C6H12O6). The oxygen is released into the environment. The sugar, on the other hand, is stored. As a result, plants improve the air, can form fruits and reserves and provide food for animals and people.
This means that the process is responsible for life on earth. Because light is used by plants to produce high-energy and organic substances from inorganic and therefore relatively low-energy substances.
frequently asked Questions
Just like sunlight, nutrients and water, it is a basis for the chemical reaction within the plant. Burned, dried up or withered leaves can therefore considerably impair the supply of energy. The same applies to a radical blend.
Lots of very green leaves and a sunny location contribute significantly to the photosynthesis performance. Plants that create large stores are also ideal for the production of oxygen.
The green pigment chlorophyll can only be produced if sufficient nutrients are available. This mainly requires minerals. These include:
- iron
- potassium
- calcium
- magnesium
- phosphorus
- nitrogen
- sulfur
These minerals ensure that natural processes can run normally.