Showing posts with label Plant Structure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plant Structure. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a biochemical process in which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness the energy of light to produce food. Ultimately, nearly all living things depend on energy produced from photosynthesis for their nourishment, making it vital to life on Earth. It is also responsible for producing the oxygen that makes up a large portion of the Earth's atmosphere. Organisms that produce energy through photosynthesis are called phototrophs.

Stoma

A tiny pore in a plant leaf surrounded by a pair of guard cells that regulate its opening and closure, and serves as the site for gas exchange.


Stomata is the plural of Stoma