photosynthesis
Let an agent explain photosynthesis and its mechanisms, distinguish oxygenic and anoxygenic forms, relate it to agriculture, climate and energy, and support learning.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain photosynthesis and its mechanisms, distinguish oxygenic and anoxygenic forms, relate it to agriculture, climate and energy, and support learning.
The process by which plants, algae and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy, in oxygenic photosynthesis using water and carbon dioxide to make sugars and release oxygen, and in anoxygenic photosynthesis of certain bacteria using other electron donors; photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts through light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle, supplies most of the biosphere with energy and oxygen, and is studied for agriculture, climate and energy.
What it is for: Converting light to chemical energy.
It can be explain mechanisms; distinguish forms; relate to agriculture and climate; support learning.
Distinguishing features
Light capture
Carbon fixation
Oxygen release in oxygenic form
Global significance
What it looks like
Not visible directly; green tissues in light.
How it is recognised
Light to chemical energy
Oxygenic or anoxygenic
Respiration releases energy from sugars instead
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - carbon cycle
is related to - reduced photosynthesis in disease
is related to - measuring light for growth
In practice
Families and kinds
oxygenic photosynthesis in plants and algae
cyanobacterial photosynthesis
anoxygenic photosynthesis
C3, C4 and CAM pathways
artificial photosynthesis research
Standards and regulation
Standard methods for measuring photosynthesis
Carbon accounting standards
Science education standards
Failure modes and hazards
Oversimplified equations
Confusing photosynthesis with respiration
Misstating oxygen sources
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.photosynthesis
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand How photosynthesis works.
Biology.
Mechanism
Reactions.
Mechanism
Mechanism.
- What happens in the light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle, and where do they occur? definition
- How do C3, C4 and CAM pathways differ? definition
Forms
Oxygenic and anoxygenic.
Forms
Forms.
- How does anoxygenic photosynthesis in bacteria differ from oxygenic photosynthesis? definition
- How did photosynthesis evolve, according to research? provenance
Apply Applications.
Practice.
Agriculture
Crops and growth.
Agriculture
Agriculture.
- How do light, carbon dioxide, water and temperature affect photosynthesis and crop yield? provenance
- How is photosynthesis measured in the field? provenance
Climate
Climate and carbon.
Climate
Climate.
- How does photosynthesis shape the carbon cycle and atmospheric oxygen? provenance
- Which entry fits the carbon cycle? action
Energy Energy research.
Innovation.
Artificial
Artificial photosynthesis.
Artificial
Artificial.
- What is artificial photosynthesis, and how far has research progressed? provenance
- Which entry fits solar fuels? action
Improve
Improving photosynthesis.
Improve
Improvement.
- How are researchers trying to improve photosynthetic efficiency in crops? provenance
- Which findings are notable? provenance
Learn Teaching and history.
Education.
Teach
Teaching photosynthesis.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can photosynthesis be taught with experiments and models? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
History
History of discovery.
History
History.
- How was photosynthesis discovered, from van Helmont and Priestley to Calvin? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each pathway be a separate entry?
- How should measurement methods be linked?
- How should artificial photosynthesis be linked?