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Photosynthesis is, perhaps, the most important process that takes place on earth. It takes sunlight and uses it to provide the materials and the energy that almost all organisms on earth need to live and grow. Photosynthesis comes from two Greek words meaning light and putting together. In photosynthesis, plants use sunlight energy to put together carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil to make sugar.
The following sites are a list of internet-based resources about photosynthesis.
Alien Explorers - Photosynthesis
http://www.biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/photosyn.htm
Find out how plants capture and use the sun's energy. This energy comes in two forms: light and heat. Only plants can capture light energy directly. Through the process of photosynthesis, plants convert the light energy into stored energy. Heat energy cannot be captured directly by plants or animals. But the heat energy does warm up the non-living surroundings of plants and animals.
The Power of Green
http://researchmag.asu.edu/stories/power.html
"All life on Earth is driven by the power of green, as in green chlorophyll. The process at the heart of Nature's most efficient engine is photosynthesis."
Photosynthesis
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/photosyn.htm
Plants need only light energy, CO2, and H2O to make sugar.
An Introduction to Photosynthesis and Its Applications
http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/photointro.html
Geared to secondary audiences and higher education
The Biology Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
Select "Biochemistry" from the main page.
The Photosynthetic Process
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/govindjee/paper/gov.html
"The primary source of energy for nearly all life is the Sun. The energy in sunlight is introduced into the biosphere by a process known as photosynthesis, which occurs in plants, algae and some types of bacteria."
Photosynthetic Pigments
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss3/pigments.html
In plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, pigments are the means by which the energy of sunlight is captured for photosynthesis.
Teacher Resources
Photosynthetic
Pictures Are Worth More Than a Thousand Words
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/AEF/1996/morishita_pictures.html
High school lesson plan.