““Photosynthesis, the activity that ultimately makes all life possible, permits plants to trap energy from the sun and store it in the form of glucose, or sugar, for their growth. To make one molecule of sugar requires six molecules of water and six of carbon dioxide, taken from the air. When these are combined with the energy from the sun’s light, glucose is formed - to be stored within the plant - and oxygen and carbon dioxide are released into the air. As””
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