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PHOTOSYNTHESIS: 6CO2(gas)+12H2O(liquid)+photons→C6H12O6(aqueous)+6O2(gas)   (Carbon dioxide+water+sunlight energy= glucose+oxygen+water) Photosynthesis is a double displacement chemical reaction. **__ Ingredients __** Photosynthesis is not the synthesizing of photos. Photosynthesis is a natural process, or chemical reaction, in which sunlight is converted into not only energy for plants, but food. The elements that compose photosynthesis are carbon dioxide, water, sunlight energy, glucose, and oxygen. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that is produced through electricity, transportation, and industrialism. Carbon dioxide makes up a small fraction of the air. Ralph Hostetter says, "...(0.1 percent) of the atmosphere is made up of traces of carbon dioxide, neon, helium, krypton, hydrogen and ozone." Water is an element materialized by two hydrogen and a single oxygen, and "About 70 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water."(Perlman) Sunlight energy is self-explanatory; it is the energy produced by the sun, and "The sun's energy is the primary source of energy for all surface phenomena and life on Earth."(Mellon) Last, but not least, is glucose which is a "simple sugar" that not only plants need, but humans also need. It is the product of photosynthesis, and it is the "food" for plants and humans alike. Glucose is a carbohydrate, and is the simplest form of sugar. Last is oxygen. Oxygen is a colorless odorless and tasteless gas that is used by humans and animals to fill and empty the lungs, resulting in the body being able to function properly. Oxygen has very high electronegativity (being the second highest on the periodic table), and easily bonds to form compounds with most elements. Oxygen is one of the products of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a unique process in which carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight, work cohesively to produce some of the earths most essential products.

__** The Importance of Photosynthesis **__ Imagine a world without plants, without trees, without air; that's a world without photosynthesis. Life on Earth would cease to exist if photosynthesis was not existent. Photosynthesis is important for the following reasons: it helps provide fibers, materials, food, and oxygen. How does photosynthesis help provide all of these wonderful things? Well, the chemical reaction converts carbon dioxide and water into glucose, or food, for plants through the sunlight's energy. Plants are some of the most vital living organisms to us. Devens Gust writes, "All of our biological energy needs are met by the plant kingdom, either directly or through herbivorous animals." Also, plants, such as trees, provide paper and wood which are undeniably useful. These materials are used on a daily basis. Photosynthesis is also responsible for converting carbon dioxide back into oxygen which allows humans and animals to respirate. Overall photosynthesis is a wonderful chemical reaction, that aids life on Earth, and the reasons as to why this chemical reaction is important are that it helps provide fibers, materials, food, and oxygen.

__** The Importance of Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life **__ All around us are the wonders of chemical reactions, while some chemical reactions are useless or distasteful, most are imperative to life. As stated earlier, photosynthesis is extremely important to life and it is a chemical reaction. A few other everyday chemical reactions are bread rising, digestion, and the rusting of iron. Without chemical reactions things as small as daily routines; to things as large as international commerce and manufacturing would not be possible!

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Mellon, Carnegie. //"Environmental Decision Making, Science, and Technology."// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Environmental Decision Making, Science, and Technology //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Carnegie Mellon University, 2003. Web. 13 Dec. 2012. //

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Perlman, Howard. "How Much Water Is There On, In, and above the Earth?" //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">How Much Water Is There on Earth, from the USGS Water Science School //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. USGS, 11 Dec. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. //