How to Use photosynthesis in a Sentence

photosynthesis

noun
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  • Green plants get the energy to grow from the sun through the process of photosynthesis.
    — Steven Savage, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • This leaf likely fell off a tree in the fall once the trees paused photosynthesis for the winter and sank to the bottom of the lake, where it was buried.
    — Robert Patalano, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The weight of the ash may have damaged them, and the ash layer will disrupt photosynthesis.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Here’s the process: How does photosynthesis work in plants?
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2022
  • In time, the buds die and the crown of the beeches thin out, hampering photosynthesis and hastening the trees’ death.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • In return, the algae make food for the polyps through photosynthesis.
    — Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The storm pulled down many leaves too early, so the remaining leaves on the trees had to work overtime doing photosynthesis to feed the tree.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Green stems, leaves and flowers are full of water, and plants need it for photosynthesis.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 25 Apr. 2021
  • To help your indoor plants thrive, both during photosynthesis and growth, a good electric grow light is a must.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Your tomatoes are growing so quickly right now, that the younger leaves will make up for any photosynthesis deficit from the older leaves.
    — oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Plants eat up the gas through photosynthesis, and scientists have been able to engineer crops that put some of the gas into their roots.
    — Arunabha Ghosh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Plants use it in photosynthesis, their process of making food.
    — John Flesher, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2021
  • Through the process of photosynthesis, plants take in and use carbon dioxide gas to produce oxygen.
    — Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Each branch is fed by its leaves through photosynthesis.
    — oregonlive, 25 June 2023
  • Rainforests account for around 20 percent of all the photosynthesis that takes place on land.
    — Sam Romano, CNN, 22 June 2021
  • When plants perform photosynthesis, the carbon becomes part of their leaves, stems and trunks.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Remove cloth once the heat has passed to ensure that plants can resume normal photosynthesis in full sun.
    — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • More than 600 new species have been found in thriving ecosystems near vent sites that are completely cut off from sunlight and the fruits of photosynthesis.
    — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 7 June 2023
  • That is that photosynthesis ceases at above 100 degrees F, meaning that the plants are no longer removing CO2 from the air.
    — Pam Peirce, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Adults and nymphs feed on stems and leaves, which can lead to sap bleeding and cause issues with photosynthesis, causing the plant to die eventually.
    — Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2021
  • And new biotech companies are even growing trees with enhanced photosynthesis to pull more carbon out of the air.
    — Lily Fitzgerald, STAT, 5 Sep. 2023
  • That doesn’t mean that photosynthesis would be possible, but there wouldn’t be enough plant life on the planet to sustain an Earth-like biosphere.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • The research shows that mature oak trees can increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to a third in response to higher CO2 levels.
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 23 Oct. 2021
  • The microbes in these microbialites use photosynthesis, much like a plant, to grow and draw the sun’s energy into the lake, the UGS scientists say.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
  • For instance, as a tree grows, photosynthesis captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it in the trunk, branches, leaves, and roots.
    — Time, 27 Oct. 2022
  • There, the water is shallow enough for the cyanobacteria to get enough sunlight for photosynthesis.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Carbon dioxide is like food for plants, which suck the gas out of the atmosphere and use photosynthesis to convert it into plant matter.
    — Zayna Syed, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Eventually, the root will starve and die from lack of photosynthesis.
    — oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022
  • But for the Spanish thistles, evaporative cooling could be the goal rather than just a side effect of photosynthesis.
    — Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Likely prevalent on Earth well before the advent of plant-type photosynthesis, such bacteria could be primed to thrive on planets that circle cooler red dwarf stars – the most common type in our galaxy.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024

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