Botany Studies Everything About Botany Photosynthesis Autotrophic organisms such as green plants, algae and cyanobacteria (photosynthetic bacteria) make their own organic nutrients from simple inorganic nutrients (water, carbon dioxide and minerals) and radiant energy in a process called photosynthesis. The radiant energy is converted into chemical energy of specific organic compounds, mainly sugars and starch, amino acids and lipids. Oxygen is released as by product. ...
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