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Question
Give technical term:
Name the process which is responsible for the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy that is essential to sustain life on this earth?
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Solution
Photosynthesis
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(v) Given an example of a water plant that can be used in the above process.
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The first form of food substance produced during photosynthesis.
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Non-green plants
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The process by which plants produce their food.
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During photosynthesis, plants exhale ______.
Guard cells of stomata are green but cannot photosynthesize? Give reason.
