What Is the End Product of Photosynthesis?

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The end product of photosynthesis is a glucose and oxygen molecule. This chemical reaction is best described by the formula CO2+H2O+energy -> sugar + O2.

A single reaction in photosynthesis will create one glucose molecule and six oxygen molecules. Plants produce both the energy and sugar needed for humans and other animals to survive. Photosynthesis uses energy in order to make food, and cellular respiration will release as well as capture energy as ATP. The process of photosynthesis produces approximately 155 billion tons of material every year. and it is necessary to life. Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplast of a cell.

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