1. What we are talking about is Photosynthesis (photo=light, synthesis=putting together) Take a little sunshine, some carbon dioxide molecules out of the air and some hydrogen atoms out of water - shuffle them around inside a bunch of little green chloroplasts inside green plant cells and you get GLUCOSE and OXYGEN! .
2. Sunlight plays a much larger role in our sustenance than we may expect: all the food we eat and all the fossil fuel we use is a product of photosynthesis, which is the process that converts energy in sunlight to chemical forms of energy that can be used by biological systems. Photosynthesis is carried out by many different organisms, ranging from plants to bacteria. The best known form of photosynthesis is the one carried out by higher plants and algae, as well as by cyanobacteria and their relatives, which are responsible for a major part of photosynthesis in oceans. All these organisms convert CO2 (carbon dioxide) to organic material by reducing this gas to carbohydrates in a rather complex set of reactions. Electrons for this reduction reaction ultimately come from water, which is then converted to oxygen and protons. Energy for this process is provided by light, which is absorbed by pigments (primarily chlorophylls and carotenoids). Chlorophylls absorb blue and red light and carotenoids absorb blue-green light, but green and yellow light are not effectively absorbed by photosynthetic pigments in plants; therefore, light of these colors is either reflected by leaves or passes through the leaves. This is why plants are green.
3. Techinically it is the synthesis of sugar from light, carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen as a by-product. It is arguably the most important biochemical pathway known; nearly all life depends on it. It is an extremely complex process, comprised of many coordinated biochemical reactions. It occurs in higher plants, algae, some bacteria, and some protists, organisms collectively referred to as photoautotrophs. The oxygen in the atmosphere today exists due to the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis.
2006-09-13 18:44:39
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answered by Rahul 6
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Its a big and new rumour and purely belong to pseudo-science as because plant produces oxygen as a bye-product of photosynthesis and for photosynthesis sunlight is the primary criteria. So how peeple,banyan and tulsi give oxygen at night?
Does any body did any scientific experiment and proved that in the forum of scientist about such anomalous character?
All these are talk of mad.
2006-09-13 19:11:41
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answered by Expert 3
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not peeple it leaves lots of co2 and may be tulsi gives oxygen........ yes there's a plant may be it's Neem.
2006-09-13 18:07:34
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answered by Pinki 3
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every plant continues to give off o2 24/7. they slow down at night but as long as they have chlorine and a recent exposure to a little light , they respire.. give off oxygen.. just like when we are asleep we give off co2...
2006-09-13 20:00:15
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answered by mr.phattphatt 5
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Other people have already replied to the point
2006-09-13 21:59:27
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answered by Anonymous
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