Question

If photosynthesis happens in plants, why is it considered a chemical reaction?
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because a chemical change happens where glucose and oxygen are rearranged into different molecules
because a chemical change happens where glucose and oxygen are rearranged into different molecules

because a physical change happens where the chemicals glucose and oxygen change state
because a physical change happens where the chemicals glucose and oxygen change state

because a physical change happens where the chemicals carbon dioxide and water change state
because a physical change happens where the chemicals carbon dioxide and water change state

because a chemical change happens where carbon dioxide and water are rearranged into different molecules

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**because a chemical change happens where carbon dioxide and water are rearranged into different molecules.**

Photosynthesis involves the transformation of carbon dioxide and water (along with sunlight energy) into glucose and oxygen, which is a process that changes the chemical composition of the starting materials, thus classifying it as a chemical reaction.

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