The process of using light energy to convert carbon dioxide into sugars is:

The process of using light energy to convert carbon dioxide into sugars is:

• A. Respiration
• B. Fermentation
• C. Photosynthesis
• D. Transpiration

Answer: (C)

Photosynthesis is the process of using light energy to convert carbon dioxide into sugars. Plants capture light with chlorophyll in the chloroplasts, and this light energy drives a sequence of reactions that transform CO2 and water into glucose, a sugar, while releasing oxygen. It has two main stages: the light-dependent reactions, which harvest light to produce energy-rich molecules (ATP and NADPH), and the Calvin cycle, which uses those molecules to fix CO2 into sugars. This is different from respiration, which breaks sugars down to release energy; fermentation, which can generate energy without oxygen and produces byproducts; and transpiration, which is the loss of water from leaves and is not about sugar production.

Photosynthesis is the process of using light energy to convert carbon dioxide into sugars. Plants capture light with chlorophyll in the chloroplasts, and this light energy drives a sequence of reactions that transform CO2 and water into glucose, a sugar, while releasing oxygen. It has two main stages: the light-dependent reactions, which harvest light to produce energy-rich molecules (ATP and NADPH), and the Calvin cycle, which uses those molecules to fix CO2 into sugars. This is different from respiration, which breaks sugars down to release energy; fermentation, which can generate energy without oxygen and produces byproducts; and transpiration, which is the loss of water from leaves and is not about sugar production.