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The bean plant uses light for photosynthesis.
What does Photosynthesis mean?
Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide using light energy.
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Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide using light energy.
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Photosynthesis in a sentence
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During photosynthesis, a plant makes sugars that help it grow.
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Our diagram showed light, water, and carbon dioxide going into the process of photosynthesis.
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Which meaning fits photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide using light energy.
Practice 2
Which item supplies energy for photosynthesis?
Plants use light energy to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide.
Practice 3
The green leaves make sugars through ___.
Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide using light energy.
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WordPhotosynthesis.
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MeaningPhotosynthesis is the process plants use to make sugars from water and carbon dioxide using light energy.
ExampleExample: The bean plant uses light for photosynthesis.
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Does Photosynthesis have an opposite?
Photosynthesis has no direct opposite. Respiration is another process living things use, not an antonym.
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photosynthesis
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photosynthetic
Using or relating to photosynthesis.
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