AP Biology/Photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into energy (sugar). The chemical reaction is:
It is because of this process that plants are defined as autotrophs, because they create their own food, as opposed to heterotrophs which consume each other as well as autrotrophs.
