Photosynthesispho-to-syn-the-sisHow green plants make their own food using sunlight. is the process that plants use to convertcon-vertTo change something into a different form. light energy into chemical energy that they can store and use later.
It mostly happens in the chloroplastschlo-ro-plastsTiny parts inside a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place., which contain a green pigment that captures sunlight.
Plants take in carbon dioxide and waterwa-terOne of the two raw ingredients plants need..
They release oxygenox-y-genThe gas we breathe, given off as a by-product. as a by-product.
The energy is stored as adenosine triphosphatea-den-o-sine tri-phos-phateThe molecule (ATP) that cells use to store and carry energy..