Biology (Combined Science) · GCSE · AQA · AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) — Biology — Higher · Specification point · 4.4.1.1 · Bioenergetics · Photosynthesis
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4.4.1.1 Photosynthetic reaction
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Photosynthesis is represented by the equation: |
Students should recognise the chemical symbols: CO₂, H₂O, O₂ and C₆H₁₂O₆.
Students should be able to describe photosynthesis as an endothermic reaction in which energy is transferred from the environment to the chloroplasts by light. | There are links with this content to Plant tissues (page 33), the leaf. |