It seems almost magical: a plant starts as a tiny sprout and eventually becomes a massive tree. We often think they just drink water and pull nutrients from the soil, but there's a huge piece missing from that picture. They're making most of themselves out of thin air!
The Essential Ingredients
To perform this magic trick, plants need a few key ingredients. Think of them as the basic shopping list for building a plant body. Without any one of these, the whole process grinds to a halt.
Match the Ingredient to its Role
Drag and drop to match each raw material with its function in photosynthesis.
Click an item on the left, then its match on the right
Plants are crucial for regulating Earth's climate because they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and lock it away in their biomass. A single large tree can absorb tons of CO2 over its lifetime (the equivalent of driving a car about 2,000 miles!).