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Biology
Photosynthesis
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PhotosynthesisThe process by which plants use light energy to produce glucose. is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, using carbon dioxide and water as reactants and producing oxygen and glucose as products. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts of plant cells and is divided into two stages: the light-dependent reactions and the light-independent reactions.
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The light-dependent reactions occur in the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplasts and convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH. The light-independent reactions, also known as the Calvin cycle, use the ATP and NADPH produced in the light-dependent reactions to convert carbon dioxide into glucose.
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