Plants utilize photosynthesis to generate organic carbon in the form of glucose from inorganic carbon in the form of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Explain why photosynthesis is necessary to life on Earth and how the light reactions of photosynthesis generate the energy to produce glucose. Include in your discussion autotrophs, heterotrophs, light, chlorophyll, photosystem 2, photosystem 1, electron transport chain, oxygen, chemiosmosis, and ATP. Additionally, over eons, plants have evolved to fill different roles in different environments. Explain, in detail, how plants have adapted to different environmental conditions such as poor water supply or high temperatures. Include in your discussion photosynthesis, the Calvin-Benson Cycle, photorespiration, and differences between C3, C4, and CAM plants.Plants utilize photosynthesis to generate organic carbon in the form of glucose from inorganic carbon in the form of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Explain why photosynthesis is necessary to life on Earth and how the light reactions of photosynthesis generate the energy to produce glucose. Include in your discussion autotrophs, heterotrophs, light, chlorophyll, photosystem 2, photosystem 1, electron transport chain, oxygen, chemiosmosis, and ATP. Additionally, over eons, plants have evolved to fill different roles in different environments. Explain, in detail, how plants have adapted to different environmental conditions such as poor water supply or high temperatures. Include in your discussion photosynthesis, the Calvin-Benson Cycle, photorespiration, and differences between C3, C4, and CAM plants.
