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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004910
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoCarbohydrate 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
TranslationsSpanish: 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/"
}

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