PHOTOSYNTHESIS:

Food Making Process in Plants

 ORIGIN OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
In 1779, a scientist observed that in the presence
of light, plants give off bubbles from their green parts,
while in the shade, the bubbles eventually stop. He
identified the gas as oxygen. He also observed that in the
dark, plants give off carbon dioxide. This man was Jan
Ingenhousz and this is how he became the first man to
discover the process of photosynthesis.
‘photos’ is a Greek word meaning ‘light’ and
‘synthesis’ is another Greek word meaning, ‘putting
together.’
 WHAT HAPPENS IN
PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
This is the process of making glucose, which is the
energy source for most cell. It makes this from sunlight
energy, water and carbon dioxide. Only plant cells can
do this, and the special organelle in the plant cells that
can do through this process is called a chloroplast.
 WHAT IS CHLOROPLAST

Chloroplasts are found in all green plants and

algae. They are the food producers of plants. These are
found in mesophyll cells located in the leaves of the
plants. They contain a high concentration of chlorophyll
that traps sunlight.
EQUATION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS
CARBON
DIOXIDE

ENERGY

OXYGEN
CHLOROPHYLL
GLUCOSE