Be careful not to confuse this photosynthesis equation with respiration which is the reverse of this. The balanced symbol equation shown above is Higher tier only.

This process, called photosynthesis, is essential to the global carbon cycle and organisms that conduct photosynthesis represent the lowest level in most food chains (Figure 1). Most living things ...

The overall process of photosynthesis can be summarised by the word equation shown below. In reality, photosynthesis consists of a series of chemical reactions, with each reaction being catalysed ...