Question

Use the diagram for three question

22. The table that the scientist constructed does not include light. Describe the role
of light in the
scientist's experiment. Then propose an explanation for why light
was not included in the table.
a. Light provides the energy for the chemical reactions that take place during
photosynthesis, and the table includes only matter, not energy.
b. Light provides the matter for the chemical reactions that take place during
photosynthesis, and the table includes only energy, not matter.
c. Light is a product of the chemical reactions that take place during
photosynthesis, and the table includes only reactants, not products.
d. Light plays no role in the scientist's experiment and therefore was not
included in the table.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Light provides the energy for the chemical reactions that take place during photosynthesis, and the table includes only matter, not energy.

Explanation:

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants and certain organisms produce their food (glucose). The photosynthetic process, which occurs in stages, uses LIGHT ENERGY from sun in the first stage called light dependent reaction.

LIGHT is pivotal to the process of photosynthesis as it serves as the energy source for the chemical reactions that synthesizes ATP and NADPH, which are products of the light stage of photosynthesis. However, based on the table in the attachment of this question, it only contains matter as reactants and products and not ENERGY.