Photosynthesis Lab Report

Photosynthesis is a form of a chemical reaction that transforms energy from the sun in to a chemical energy, a carbohydrate known as glucose. Only plants are able to use this process to make their own food. This chemical reaction takes place in Chloroplasts, cells that are found in any green part of the plant. Chloroplasts are in green fragments of the plants because it contains a green pigment called chlorophyll. Although Photosynthesis can occur in any green portion of a plant, it mostly occurs in the leaf. Chloroplasts are primarily located in the cells of mesophyll, which are located inside of the leaf. In order to synthesize, plants are in need of three essentials: light energy, Carbon Dioxide, and water. In the process of photosynthesis, the chlorophyll collects energy from the sun, six molecules of Carbon Dioxide
The Carbon Dioxide and the water are combined through energy to form on molecule of the carbohydrate, glucose, and six molecules of oxygen. The glucose is stored inside of the plant as starch, and the chemical energy is located within the bonds of the glucose molecule.

Cellular respiration is a chemical reaction that derives energy for all living things from the food absorbed. The process occurs in side of the mitochondria. The mitochondrion absorbs nutrients composed of glucose and oxygen breaking them down in order to produce energy. A glucose molecule is combined to 6 molecules of oxygen to form six molecules of Carbon Dioxide, six molecules of water, and energy. In order for the energy to be useful, it is transformed to a form of stored energy called Adenosine triphosphate, ATP. Glucose is converted into ATP by three stages: Glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. Glycolysis is an anaerobic process in the cytoplasm that is known for breaking down the sugar, glucose. Glycolysis breaks down glucose into pyruvate molecules, which then goes