Photosynthesis Diagram

The world, our planet and the life on it are a magic trick by God. Mother nature contains all living things and some non living factors. All the living things need some food to stay alive. We consume many different foods in a single day, cakes, burgers, well the list is almost endless. Similarly other animals also consume some or the other type of foods. Deer eat grass, fish eat plants or small fish and microbes, that are present in the water. Animals such as lions and tigers eat other animals. But have you ever wondered that, what do plants eat?

What is Photosynthesis?

As I mentioned above, life is magic. The magical process that plants use to make their own food, is known as photosynthesis. This process is one of the reasons because of which man and other forms of life are alive on the earth today. Photosynthesis is basically found in the green parts of leaves. The process requires the following ingredients.

• Water
• Soil
• Sunlight
• Carbon dioxide
• Chlorophyll

Soil does not become directly involved in the process of photosynthesis, but the plant absorbs some important ingredients, that are found in the soil. Chlorophyll is actually a chemical that is found in most of the plants and gives the plant green color. The process of photosynthesis actually becomes possible due to the chlorophyll that is present in plant leaves. During the process of photosynthesis, the following reaction takes place.

6 CO₂ + 6 H₂O → (in the presence of sunlight) C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6 O₂

Photosynthesis Diagram


According to the diagram of photosynthesis, the process begins with three most important non living elements, water, soil and carbon dioxide. Plants start making their 'food', which basically include large quantities of sugars and carbohydrate when sunlight starts falling on their leaves. The 'food' is then stored away in the plant and some of it is consumed during the day. This process goes on till the end of the day. The 'food' that is prepared by the plants is always in excess and humans and other animals consume it through different sources such as fruits and vegetables. Animals and plants in return breathe out carbon dioxide during the process of cellular respiration. This carbon dioxide is then used by the plants to make more food. The rains provide water to the plants and the sun provides light every day. This process is thus nothing but a cycle that goes on and on. According to photosynthesis facts, this cycle has been going on for almost 3,500 million years, which is a very, very long time.

The process of photosynthesis is the reason that all animals and human beings are alive today. Hence, it is absolutely necessary to help plants, to complete photosynthesis. Loving plants, not plucking their leaves and watering them every day is essential, as they give us life.