The Plants and their relationship to Sun
Plants are known to perform the vital task of creating energy for other living things on earth such as humans and animals. However, like any other living beings, plants need to build their strength from other sources.
Plants are known to provide humans and other animals with reciprocal benefits, most important of them being producing oxygen and taking in carbon dioxide. Plants also contribute in the production of medicine, paper, clothing, fuel, etc. It is un-debated that without plants, life would cease to exist. It is the backbone of the entire cycle of ecology. The plants are food for herbivores and omnivores and in return those animals are food for other animals, and humans. This is why continuous sustainability of plant life is very essential for humans and animals.
Plants have their own method of maintaining their levels of energy.
Photosynthesis is the process through which the plants convert the energy received from the sun into nutrients. This process lets the plants create organic molecules that are used as fuel.
The sun is the main source of all the energy, heat, and light that we utilize here on Earth. The sun’s light is, in fact, so vital for the survival of every living organism on earth that the amount of sunlight that is received in an area is the determinant factor in whether living things can survive there or not.
Photosynthesis occurs within the chlorophyll which is inside the chloroplasts within the plant cells. Chlorophyll is any member that is a part of the most significant category of pigments that are involved in the process of photosynthesis. The chlorophyll is present in an organism that requires photosynthesis. In the green plants, it is found in membranous units that look like disks inside organelles called chloroplasts. These are round oval bodies which are part of photosynthesis and food storage.
The molecules present in the chlorophyll absorb energy in light form from the sun. The energy from the sun then splits into hydrogen and oxygen. It is these oxygen molecules that are emitted into the atmosphere for us to breathe. Enzymes inside the plant then mobilize the combining of hydrogen and carbon dioxide to create a carbon compound called an intermediate. This intermediate produces the glucose which the plant uses as fuel to survive. The plants then store the extra glucose molecules in the form of starch for times when it needs extra energy. Of course, this is the starch stored in leaves, fruits, roots etc., that we humans and other animals consume for our energy and sustenance.
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