BIOL 1001 Chapter : Ch 6

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Giant meteorite or volcanic activity iridium and soot found in 65 million year old layers around the globe. Photosynthesis provides the earth with oxygen, organic compounds, and the energy necessary for life here. Many green organisms are photosynthetic, but not all of them. All domains eukarya (plants, protists( such as algae)), archaea, and bacteria animals and fungi do not photosynthesize. Living things need to obtain energy from outside sources. Most all organisms obtain their energy from the sun (directly or indirectly) Photosynthesis- solar energy is trapped and stored as chemical energy in the bonds of organic molecules. Synthesis of energy-rich organic molecules (glucose) from energy-poor molecules (co2 and. Uses co2 as a carbon source and light-energy as the energy source. Chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis in plants. Chlorophyll is the green pigment that gives a leaf its color. Also, it is responsible for the absorption of the light engery that drives photosynthesis. (ps=photosynthesis)

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