Why do leaves needed for a tree to grow
Biology · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Leaves contain chlorophyll which enables the process of photosynthesis. This kind of process is essential for the growth and survivability of different kinds of plants and trees.
Photosynthesis simply means converting carbon dioxide molecules, water molecules, and the sun's solar energy into oxygen molecules and sugar molecules that serves as a food for plants. The process can be illustrated in the formula:
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
It can be seen that 6 carbon dioxide molecules, 6 water molecules, plus the sun's solar energy will yield a product of sugar molecule and 6 oxygen molecules.