The Process Of Photosynthesis

Sunlight energy

6CO2 + 6H2O  C6H12O6 +6O2
The formula for photosynthesis starting from the left side starts with “six molecules of carbon dioxide and six molecules of water as starting ingredients (or” reactants”), and then on the right is a molecule glucose and six molecules of oxygen as product” (Krogh, 2011, p.142). In the middle of the equation is the energy that comes from the rays of the sun. The sunlight is the most important and the driving force behind the entire process.
Krogh, D. (2011). Biology: A guide to the natural world (Custom Vol. I). San Francisco, CA: Prentice Hall.

C4 plants are will grow more in warm weather. Warm weather causes a plant to close their stomata to save water in warm temperatures. When this process occurs

Then the carbon dioxide is escorted into specials bundle- sheath cells, where rubisco can bind to it, thus initiating the Calvin cycle” (Krogh, 2011, p. 152). This process of photosynthesis uses four carbon molecules. This mode of photosynthesis is less likely to experience photorespiration. Photosynthesis will take place in specials cells during this process. The stomata can remain closed for long periods which will not have an effect on the plant, because it is able to trap oxygen.
During CAM photosynthesis carbon fixation takes place at night and the Calvin cycle occurs during the day. This form of photosynthesis occurs mostly in the dessert where water is very limited, it occurs in dry weather plants known as succulents. “ Many dry weather plants employ CAM photosynthesis, in which the plant’s stomata open only at night, letting in and fixing CO2, which is then “banked” until sunrise, when the sun will supply the energy needed to power the Calvin cycle” (Krogh, 2011, p.

The differences between C3 and C4 photosynthesis is that C3 photosynthesis use a rubisco that binds with oxygen. Meanwhile C4 photosynthesis contains a different enzyme that binds with carbon dioxide, not oxygen. On the other hand CAM photosynthesis, carbon fixation takes place at night and the Calvin cycle occurs during the day. Also C3 photosynthesis plants benefit from a cool and moist environment with natural sunlight. Photorespiration will likely take place when the temperature rise, the heat will cause the stomata on leaves to close to preserve water. Unlike C3 photosynthesis, C4 photosynthesis benefit from dry, warm, and sunny conditions. At the same time CAM photosynthesis profit from hot and dry climates. Different from C3 and C4, CAM photosynthesis allows carbon fixation only at