Importance of photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis involves the production of organic compounds inside the chlorophyll containing cells from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight.Importance of photosynthesis
1. The process of photosynthesis results in synthesis of food from inorganic raw materials.
2. Green plants provides organic food to all the animals and heterotrophic plants.
3. Coal, petroleum and natural gas originated on degradation of the past plant and animal parts (formed by photosynthesis).
4. Plant products like timber ,rubber, resin, drugs, oils are derived from photosynthesis.
5. Photosynthesis helps in the addition of oxygen in the atmosphere required by all organisms.
6. Photosynthesis decreases the concentration of carbon dioxide increase due to respiration of organisms.