Can someone explain how plants grow and make food?

Question

I tried to look it up in the internet but it is too complicating

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

The photosynthesis formula:
6 H2O + 6 CO2 + light = 6 O2 + C6H12O6
Green plants like algae or trees “eat” CO2 and Water and convert it with the energy from sunlight into glucose aka sugar and O2. This formula is the base of life and the base of our food chain.