Photosynthesis is incredibly complicated, but can be represented by a straightforward equation of inputs and outputs: It starts with 6 molecules of carbon dioxide and another 6 of water, then uses ...

Be careful not to confuse this photosynthesis equation with respiration which is the reverse of this. The balanced symbol equation shown above is Higher tier only.

close respirationA chemical reaction that occurs in the mitochondria of cells in which glucose and oxygen react to produce carbon dioxide and water, releasing energy. Photosynthesis is one of the ...

This process, called photosynthesis, is essential to the global carbon cycle and organisms that conduct photosynthesis represent the lowest level in most food chains (Figure 1). Most living things ...