Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #976 of 1319

photosynthesis (n.)

how plants make food from light

Examples

  • Photosynthesis needs sunlight.

Key rules

  • Photosynthesis is how plants make food from light
  • Photosynthesis needs sunlight
  • Photosynthesis is uncountable

Common mistakes

  • The photosynthesis happen in leaves → Photosynthesis happens in leaves
💡 Tip: Biology // Plants // Environment
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