Photosynthesis is the biochemical process that uses carbon dioxide, water, and energy from sunlight to produce oxygen and sugar. Photosynthesis occurs in plants and some algae and is the ultimate source of all the food we eat. Plant leaves are the primary site of photosynthesis in green plants. Stomata are pores in the leaves that allow carbon dioxide into the leaf, and also allow oxygen to be released into the environment. Leaf cells contain specialized compartments, or organelles, called chloroplasts, which contain pigments. The most abundant and best known pigment in chloroplasts is chl...
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