A clear overview of photosynthesis. It explains why almost all energy on Earth comes from the Sun, the structure of chloroplasts and chlorophyll, the light dependent and light independent reactions and the overall equation, and finishes with an activity on why leaves change colour in autumn.
What this presentation covers
- producers and energy from the Sun
- inputs and outputs of photosynthesis
- chloroplast structure and thylakoids
- chlorophyll as a light antenna
- light dependent reactions
- light independent reactions
- the word equation
- leaf pigments and autumn colours
Level: GCSE
Slides: 12
Format: PowerPoint (.pptx)