2) How does sunlight effect photosynthesis?

Sunlight is an important part of photosynthesis. This is because Photosynthesis is the when a plant turns the energy that it gets from the Sun into energy that the plant can use. When a plant has more sunlight it can photosynthesize faster because there is more sunlight for the plant to convert into energy. It is also important because it provides the energy that causes water and carbon dioxide to react.

How Does Sunlight Affect Photosynthesis?

• The light reaction is the first step in photosynthesis. Although all the steps of photosynthesis rely on sunlight, the light reaction is the step most directly tied to sunlight. Plants are outfitted with several pigments that absorb the sunlight. Once absorbed, sunlight is transported the porphyry ring, where it is converted into chemical energy.

• Unlike animals, plants can transform sunlight into energy. Whereas humans accumulate energy from the nutrients they digest in food, plants transform sunlight into the energy that fuels their growth through a process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis describes the transformation of sunlight into biochemical energy, so sunlight is an essential ingredient of photosynthesis.

Now, during photosynthesis, sunlight energy is used to power chemical reactions that combine water with the air's carbon dioxide to form starchy carbohydrate. In other words, during photosynthesis, sunlight energy is stored in carbohydrate for later use. Here's the simplified chemical formula for photosynthesis:
6CO2 + 12H2O + sunlight ---> 6O 2 + C6 H12O 6 + 6H2 O
or...
carbon dioxide + water + sunlight --->
oxygen + carbohydrate + water
These are the proper mixtures of photothynsis