substances which store solar energy

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substances which store solar energy

Post by chenglorraine » Mon Dec 25, 2006 7:07 am

which part(s) of the plant store(s) solar energy? (I know chlorophyll absorbs it and turns it into chemical energy......) :?
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Post by sachin » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:06 am

chorophyll has Mg as constituent and on absorption of light enrgy Mg get excited and release one electron.... later it cycles through cytochrome system to form ATP..(Chemical Energy).
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Post by mith » Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:34 pm

it's not stored, it's converted
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Post by AstusAleator » Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:14 am

In a nutshell, glucose is the "storage" molecule that plants produce with the energy gained from the sun.
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