Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134168296
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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The effect of photosynthesis in the subsequent evolution of life on the earth.

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After the origin of a living cell, some of them evolved to produce high energy complex molecule (glucose) from the simple molecule [water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2)] using sunlight. This process is known as photosynthesis, which gave rise to oxygen.

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