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  1. Photosynthesis - National Geographic Society

    Feb 26, 2025 · Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.

  2. Photosynthesis - Education

    Photosynthesis Biology Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.

  3. Photosynthesis - National Geographic Society

    Oct 19, 2023 · PDF Photosynthesis Infographic Photosynthesis is a critical process that makes life on Earth possible. National Geographic Society

  4. Chlorophyll - National Geographic Society

    Oct 31, 2023 · Chlorophyll is a pigment that gives plants their green color, and it helps plants create their own food through photosynthesis.

  5. Sweet Secret - Education

    Sweet Secret What does a plant leaf have to do with the solar energy panels on the White House? Find out how Melvin Calvin’s Nobel Prize–winning photosynthesis research is helping cool the planet, in …

  6. The Carbon Cycle - Education

    Oct 19, 2023 · The carbon cycle describes how carbon transfers between different reservoirs located on Earth. This cycle is important for maintaining a stable climate and carbon balance on Earth.

  7. Autotroph - National Geographic Society

    Nov 18, 2024 · An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals. Because autotrophs produce their own food, they are sometimes called …

  8. Producers - Education | National Geographic Society

    Oct 31, 2023 · Producers convert water, carbon dioxide, minerals, and sunlight into the organic molecules that are the foundation of all life on Earth.

  9. Definitions in the Field: Photosynthesis - Education

    Oct 19, 2023 · Definitions in the Field: Photosynthesis Did you know that most of the oxygen we breathe comes from tiny plants in the ocean? They make it using a process called photosynthesis. National …

  10. Carbon Sources and Sinks - Education

    Jan 12, 2026 · Carbon sinks absorb more carbon than they release, while carbon sources release more carbon than they absorb.