Photosynthesis
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004910
The synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water by chlorophyll using light as energy and producing oxygen.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004910 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Carbohydrate metabolism; Energy metabolism; Gas production (biological); Photosynthetic bacteria; Autotrophs; Plant pigments; Photosynthates; Plant physiology; Gross primary productivity; Thylakoids; Photochemistry; Carbon dioxide fixation; Phytomass; Photosymbiosis; Chemosynthesis; Leaf chlorophyll content; Electron transfer; Primary productivity; Phototransduction; Phycobilin; Radiation use efficiency; Photosynthetically active radiation; Photosynthetic electron transport; Photorespiration; Photosystem I; Photosystem II; Carbon pathways; Photosynthetic reaction centers; Photoinhibition; Photophosphorylation |
| Translations | Spanish: fotosíntesis |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004910",
"term": "Photosynthesis",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water by chlorophyll using light as energy and producing oxygen.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"carbohydrate metabolism",
"energy metabolism",
"gas production (biological)",
"photosynthetic bacteria",
"autotrophs",
"plant pigments",
"photosynthates",
"plant physiology",
"gross primary productivity",
"thylakoids",
"photochemistry",
"carbon dioxide fixation",
"phytomass",
"photosymbiosis",
"chemosynthesis",
"leaf chlorophyll content",
"electron transfer",
"primary productivity",
"phototransduction",
"phycobilin",
"radiation use efficiency",
"photosynthetically active radiation",
"photosynthetic electron transport",
"photorespiration",
"photosystem I",
"photosystem II",
"carbon pathways",
"photosynthetic reaction centers",
"photoinhibition",
"photophosphorylation"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "fotosíntesis"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/photosynthesis/"
}
Record 4,845 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.