• Artificial photosynthesis is a chemical process that biomimics the natural process of photosynthesis. The term artificial photosynthesis is used loosely...
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    more common C3 carbon fixation. The main carboxylating enzyme in C3 photosynthesis is called RuBisCO, which catalyses two distinct reactions using either...
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    Sound Photosynthesis Evolving Times (DVD, CD & Video/Audio Cassette) Sound Photosynthesis Food of the Gods (Audio/Video Cassette) Sound Photosynthesis Food...
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    Cyanobacteria (category Photosynthesis)
    gram-negative bacteria that can obtain biological energy via oxygenic photosynthesis. The name "cyanobacteria" (from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos) 'blue')...
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    lifeforms. Oxygen is continuously replenished in Earth's atmosphere by photosynthesis, which uses the energy of sunlight to produce oxygen from water and...
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    hydrothermal vents for energy and chemical "food", but the development of photosynthesis allowed mats to proliferate outside of these environments by utilizing...
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    vary with altitude. Within the atmosphere, air suitable for use in photosynthesis by terrestrial plants and respiration of terrestrial animals is found...
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    synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in a process called photosynthesis, which produces oxygen as a waste product. In turn, oxygen is consumed...
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    release energy into the living things that digest them. This process of photosynthesis provides virtually all the energy used by living things. Some species...
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  • corresponds to frequencies of 2.42×1025 Hz to 2.42×1029 Hz. During photosynthesis, specific chlorophyll molecules absorb red-light photons at a wavelength...
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    shocks – as a means of protection or as part of predator behaviour. Photosynthesis and electrification of mechanical energy Some species of plants can...
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  • electrons and protons (hydrogen ions) in chemical processes, such as photosynthesis, olfaction and cellular respiration. Moreover, quantum biology may use...
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    has introduced PAM-4 usage. The concept is also used for the study of photosynthesis using a specialized instrument that involves a spectrofluorometric measurement...
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    value": 36  (approximately 200 m in the open ocean). This is the zone where photosynthesis can occur. In this process plants and microscopic algae (free floating...
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    RuBisCO (category Photosynthesis)
    (EC 4.1.1.39) involved in the light-independent (or "dark") part of photosynthesis, including the carbon fixation by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is...
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    evolution are known in plants, including the repeated development of C4 photosynthesis, seed dispersal by fleshy fruits adapted to be eaten by animals, and...
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    indeed must do so to power the chemical mechanisms responsible for photosynthesis and the working of the visual system. The distinction between X-rays...
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    through sub-surface aquatic plants. Through the natural process of photosynthesis, water plants release oxygen into the water providing it with the oxygen...
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    photosynthesis. The sporophyte generation is nonphotosynthetic in liverworts but may be able to contribute part of its energy needs by photosynthesis...
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    through photosynthesis as starch granules to consume at night. Algae engage in a similar process, and cyanobacteria transition from photosynthesis to nitrogen...
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    bear leaves, which capture light energy and convert it into sugars by photosynthesis, providing the food for the tree's growth and development. Trees usually...
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    process that causes the retina of the human eye to sense the light. Photosynthesis becomes possible in this range as well, for the same reason. A single...
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    their meristems below ground, where temperatures are generally warmer. Photosynthesis and respiration rates are not uniform throughout the growing season...
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    radiant energy is also captured by plants as chemical potential energy in photosynthesis, when carbon dioxide and water (two low-energy compounds) are converted...
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    homogeneously in space. P = w c 2 ρ {\displaystyle P=wc^{2}\rho } where c is the speed of light and ρ is the energy density. Different theories of dark energy...
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    oxygen-generating photosynthesis but sufficient for anoxygenic photosynthesis although it is unclear how life depending on anoxygenic photosynthesis could be detected...
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    dioxide will fall below the level needed to sustain C3 carbon fixation photosynthesis used by trees. Some plants use the C4 carbon fixation method to persist...
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  • Series: The Pacific Coast States Educational Video Presentations 51166 Photosynthesis: Life Energy (EDventures?) Educational Video Presentations 51517 Mail:...
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    in Australia, New Zealand and Japan to control broadleaf weeds via photosynthesis inhibition. It is used notably on onion crops, among others, normally...
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    carbohydrates. Glucose is mainly made by plants and most algae during photosynthesis from water and carbon dioxide, using energy from sunlight. Glucose is...
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