photosynthesis in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for photosynthesis in the English»Italian Dictionary

photosynthesis <pl photosyntheses> [Brit ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ˈsɪnθɪsɪs, Am ˌfoʊdoʊˈsɪnθəsəs] N

photosynthesis

fotosintesi f

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fotosintesi

photosynthesis

fotosintesi clorofilliana

(chlorophyllous) photosynthesis

sintesi clorofilliana CHEM

photosynthesis

photosynthesis in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for photosynthesis in the English»Italian Dictionary

photosynthesis [ˌfoʊ·t̬oʊ·ˈsɪn·θɪ·sɪs] N

photosynthesis

fotosintesi f

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photosynthesis

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photosynthesis

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This term is most commonly used to refer to the energy-storing monosaccharides produced by photosynthesis in the leaves of plants.

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However, the plant does not normally produce the pigment in the endosperm, where photosynthesis does not occur.

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Below the surface, anoxygenic photosynthesizers using other substances than carbon dioxide for photosynthesis also contribute to primary production in many soda lakes.

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Unlike most plants, it does not contain chlorophyll; it is a myco-heterotroph, getting its food through parasitism upon fungi rather than photosynthesis.

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In addition to fixing carbon dioxide in photosynthesis, some bacteria also fix nitrogen gas (nitrogen fixation) using the enzyme nitrogenase.

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The plants also need relatively much sunlight for photosynthesis to take place.

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The plant does not survive on photosynthesis only as its pale green leaves indicate less chlorophyll than other plants.

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These processes include oxygen binding, photosynthesis, respiration, and detoxification.

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It functions by inhibiting photosynthesis and thus is a nonselective herbicide.

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The energy converted through photosynthesis is carried through the trophic levels of an ecosystem as organisms consume members of lower trophic levels.

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