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The 96 pages that link to Photosynthesis, each with the reason it gives.

• PhyllodeRelated: Phyllodes capture light and support photosynthesis despite lacking a typical leaf blade.

• Shade toleranceNarrower topic: Shade tolerance depends on sustaining this energy supply when light is scarce.

• AutotrophBroader topic: Photoautotrophs use this pathway to power carbon fixation.

• Chemical energyCompared with: It stores incoming light energy in chemical products rather than releasing it from fuel.

• SeaweedNarrower topic: Seaweeds build biomass through photosynthesis, using dissolved carbon dioxide and light.

• ZooxanthellaeRelated: Zooxanthellae use light to produce carbon compounds that can support their hosts.

• Carnivory in plantsRelated: Carnivorous plants still make sugars through photosynthesis; prey mainly supplies minerals.

• FucoxanthinNarrower topic: Fucoxanthin’s function is part of light capture for photosynthesis.

• MistletoeRelated: Mistletoe’s own photosynthesis supplies sugars even as it takes water and minerals from a host.

• TerrariumRelated: Light and carbon dioxide sustain plant growth within the enclosure.

• Bromothymol blueRelated: Removing dissolved carbon dioxide can raise pH and change the indicator’s color.

• SunlightRelated: Plants and other photosynthetic organisms capture sunlight to build energy-rich molecules.

• Golden algaeNarrower topic: Many golden algae use photosynthesis to make organic matter from light and carbon dioxide.

• Hans FischerRelated: Chlorophyll’s light-absorbing structure, which Fischer studied, enables this process.

• Vladimir VernadskyRelated: Photosynthesis converts solar energy into living matter and alters atmospheric chemistry.

• Aphotic zoneNarrower topic: The aphotic zone is defined by light levels too low to sustain this process.

• AtrazineNarrower topic: Atrazine's herbicidal effect interrupts the light reactions that power this broader process.

• Carya ovataRelated: Its leafy canopy produces sugars that support growth and nut development.

• ChlamydomonasRelated: Photosynthesis supplies carbon and energy for growth when light is available.

• Endothermic processRelated: Light energy drives the formation of energy-rich products from simpler reactants.

• GardeningNarrower topic: It explains why light exposure affects plant growth and placement.

• Melvin CalvinNarrower topic: Calvin investigated how photosynthetic organisms incorporate carbon dioxide.

• Oxygen cycleRelated: Oxygenic photosynthesis is the major biological source of free oxygen in the atmosphere and oceans.

• PinguiculaRelated: Butterworts still rely on ordinary photosynthesis for most of their carbon.

• PseudomonadotaRelated: Some Pseudomonadota perform anoxygenic photosynthesis without releasing oxygen.

• Rudolph A. MarcusRelated: Electron-transfer steps in photosynthetic systems provide cases for applying Marcus theory.

• AnabaenaRelated: Vegetative cells photosynthesize and provide carbon compounds to nitrogen-fixing heterocysts.

• Biological pigmentRelated: Chlorophyll and accessory pigments capture light for photosynthetic reactions.

• CharophytaRelated: Photosynthesis supplies charophytes with chemical energy and fixes carbon.

• Future of EarthRelated: Declining atmospheric carbon dioxide may eventually constrain the plants and microbes that support most ecosystems.

• George PorterRelated: Porter’s later research applied fast spectroscopy to the early events of photosynthesis.

• Lobaria pulmonariaRelated: Photosynthesis by lungwort’s partners supplies carbon compounds for the lichen.

• Mesophyll cellsNarrower topic: Mesophyll cells perform much of a leaf’s photosynthesis using light, water, and carbon dioxide.

• Sea lettuceRelated: Sea lettuce uses photosynthesis to build biomass in sunlit coastal water.

• AizoaceaeRelated: Some Aizoaceae use specialized photosynthetic pathways that conserve water in arid habitats.

• AlgacultureRelated: Photosynthetic algae use light and carbon dioxide to build biomass.

• Biological phenomenaBroader topic: It links cellular chemistry to energy flows through ecosystems.

• Blue spruceRelated: Blue spruce needles capture light and exchange gases for photosynthesis.

• CryptomonadNarrower topic: Cryptomonad chloroplasts perform this process using captured light.

• Giant clamNarrower topic: Photosynthesis by mantle algae contributes carbon-rich nutrients to the clam.

• Ground tissueRelated: Photosynthesis is a primary function of chloroplast-rich ground tissue in leaves.

• Jan Baptist van HelmontRelated: The willow experiment raised the question of how plants acquire their mass, later answered through research on photosynthesis.

• PlantNarrower topic: It explains how most plants build sugars from inorganic materials.

• Plant metabolismBroader topic: It supplies much of the chemical energy and fixed carbon that plant metabolism uses.

• Plant Physiological PhenomenaRelated: It supplies much of the chemical energy and organic matter that support plant growth.

• Yellow-green algaeNarrower topic: Yellow-green algae use photosynthesis to build organic matter from light and carbon dioxide.