Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Energy: Forms, Transformation, Transfer, and Conservation ~ NGSS Link PS3.D-M.1

The chemical reaction by which plants produce complex food molecules (sugars) requires an energy input (i.e., from sunlight) to occur. In this reaction, carbon dioxide and water combine to form carbon-based organic molecules and release oxygen.

Items associated with this NGSS statement in this project (ASPECt) and key idea (Some chemical reactions release ene…)
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RG031003	The reactants of photosynthesis have less chemical energy than the products because energy from the sun is converted to chemical energy during photosynthesis.