Why isn't it possible for animals to make food from CO 2 , H 2 O and sunlight, like plants.

The process through which plant makes food is called photosynthesis. Other than carbon dioxide, water and sunlight, plants require a pigment called chlorophyll, which is present in an organelle called a chloroplast. Chlorophyll captures the sunlight which is the initial step of a complicated process of carbohydrates synthesis. Animals cells have no chloroplasts hence no chlorophyll i.e, animals are unable to prepare food from CO 2 , H 2 O and sunlight.

E M B I B E

Science>Biology>Nutrition in Plant>Photosynthesis

EASY

Earn 100

Name the three end products of photosynthesis?

Important Questions on Nutrition in Plant

MEDIUM

Science>Biology>Nutrition in Plant>Photosynthesis

Name the green dots contained by the leaves. What function do they perform?

MEDIUM

Science>Biology>Nutrition in Plant>Photosynthesis

What precautions do you take while conducting an experiment on root pressure?

MEDIUM

Science>Biology>Nutrition in Plant>Photosynthesis

During the day, plants take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. But during the night, plants take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide. How do you explain that?

MEDIUM

Science>Biology>Nutrition in Plant>Photosynthesis

The portion of leaf that is not exposed to sunlight, will not make _____.

EASY

Science>Biology>Nutrition in Plant>Photosynthesis

Why do leaves look green?

HARD

Science>Biology>Nutrition in Plant>Photosynthesis

What are the main requirements for the process of photosynthesis?

EASY

Science>Biology>Nutrition in Plant>Photosynthesis

Chlorophyll makes the leaf look green.