Definition of Photosynthesis

the biological process in which plants turn carbon dioxide and water into nourishment

Examples of Photosynthesis in a sentence

If not for photosynthesis, plants would perish from a lack of nutrients.  

The purpose of the semester-long botany lab is to observe plants as they go through the process of photosynthesis to make food.  

During photosynthesis, vegetation converts solar power into chemical energy and uses the force to produce nourishment.  

While plants engage in photosynthesis for nutrition, animals receive their food through direct consumption.  

There are some kinds of bacteria and algae that convert energy in order to obtain nutrients through photosynthesis.  

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