Photosynthesis = Life

The next time you are tempted to rip grass out of the ground, think twice. Grass and other plants go through a process known as photosynthesis. Hopefully you already know this, but if you don't, photosynthesis is a process which converts carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and food. It's not as simple as that though. The actual process is very complex and involves two stages: the light reactions and the Calvin cycle. Photosynthesis is how plants survive, and ultimately, how the human race survives! If plants became extinct, then animals which we consume would become extinct, meaning we would die. Hopefully you appreciate the plants in our world more than before.

---Milan The Biologist