Question

(i) Write the balanced chemical equation for the process of photosynthesis, 

(ii) When do the desert plants take up carbon dioxide and perform photosynthesis ?

Answer 1

(i) Photosynthesis can be represented using a chemical equation. The overall balanced equation is

(ii) Desert plants open up their stomata during night and take in CO₂. Stomata remains close during the day time to prevent the loss of water by i transpiration. They store the CO₂ in their cells until the sun comes out and they can carry on with photosynthesis during the day time.