how does your garden grown blog post 6

Sunlight and rain contribute to the growth of our plant.  The plant uses the energy it gets from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. During photosynthesis, plants will use the sun's light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates. These carbohydrates are basically the plant leaves and fruit, which are consumed by people and animals.  As the plant's leaves grow, the biomass of the plant will increase. Biomass is a measure of the amount of organic matter. Our plant is also taking nutrients from the soil and growing through the process of cell division.

PEPC and Rubisco are enzymes involved in photosynthesis. That means that the activity of these enzymes is high in the light and low in the dark. These enzymes speed up chemical reactions that take place in the cell and they also create ATP molecules. ATP is a nucleotide that has a large amount of chemical energy .