2006-11-30 17:47:26 · 5 answers · asked by TIM 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The most basic food plants produce is glucose (C6H12O6), a monosaccharide (meaning one sugar).
2006-11-30 18:01:59 · answer #1 · answered by sciteach9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biochemically, the first stable compound produced in photosynthesis is phosphoglyceraldehyde (PGAL). Depending upon the plant, this is coverted into other compounds such as sugar, starch, lipids or used for energy.
2006-12-01 07:03:10 · answer #2 · answered by ursaitaliano70 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plants use the energy of photosynthesis to fix atmospheric carbon in carbon dioxide into carbon compounds which are used to make sugars such as fructose and glucose. Is that what you meant?
2006-12-01 02:02:43 · answer #3 · answered by zilmag 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CO2+H2O+ENERGY FROM SUN= C6H12O+O2
2006-12-01 02:15:31 · answer #4 · answered by 3.141592653589793238462643383279 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-01 06:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by chewanddoyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋