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Elementary Biosystems engineering affecting you. Input Process Output. Basic Photosynthesis. Defined: Photosynthesis is the process by which plants and other organisms (algae) take light energy and convert it into chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates.
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Basic Photosynthesis Defined: Photosynthesis is the process by which plants and other organisms (algae) take light energy and convert it into chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates.
System components in photosynthesis ( at sub-cell level) Structure of a Chloroplast
PHOTOSYNTHESIS - AUTOTROPHIC METABOLISM LITTLE GREEN MEN - Why do animal cells not photosynthesize ??? chlorophyll* vs. hemoglobin [leghemoglobin] We Evolve = increased surface area, remain sessile, peristalsis becomes vestigial, circulation is replaced, ........................ We are a plant ?