BASED ON WHAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED IN THE GIZMO, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL EQUATIONS REPRESENTS PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

Question

A. CARBON DIOXIDE PLUS WATER YIELDS GLUCOSE AND OXYGEN
B. OXYGEN PLUS CARBON DIOXIDE YIELDS WATER AND GLUCOSE
C. GLUCOSE PLUS OXYGEN YIELDS CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER
D. WATER PLUS GLUCOSE YIELDS OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE

Answer 1

The correct chemical equation that represents photosynthesis is:

A. Carbon dioxide plus water yields glucose and oxygen.

In the process of photosynthesis, plants use carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) to produce glucose (C6H12O6) and oxygen (O2) in the presence of sunlight. The overall reaction can be summarized by the equation:

\[ \text{6 CO}_2 + \text{6 H}_2\text{O} + \text{light energy} \rightarrow \text{C}6\text{H}{12}\text{O}_6 + \text{6 O}_2 \]