Phrases with «photosynthetic machinery»

The phrase "photosynthetic machinery" refers to the structures and processes within a plant that allow it to perform photosynthesis. This machinery includes chloroplasts, which contain chlorophyll and convert sunlight into energy, as well as other components involved in capturing and converting carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. Overall, it describes how plants harness light energy to produce their own food. Full definition

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Sentences with «photosynthetic machinery»

«If we are able to leverage technologies like genetic engineering to enhance stability of the plant photosynthetic machineries, I'm very hopeful that this technology will be competitive to traditional solar panels in the future.» (treehugger.com)
When deciduous trees prepare for their seasonal cold dormancy they partially recycle important elemental components of chlorophyll and the associated photosynthetic machinery, such as nitrogen, phosphorous and magnesium. (realclimate.org)
Over time, the bacteria lost the ability to live independently of the fern, but their photosynthetic machinery increased its nitrogen - fixing capability by a factor of between 12 and 20. (scientificamerican.com)
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Phrases with «photosynthetic machinery»

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