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HARUN YAHYA
the whole cell does this, but only the organelles called chloroplasts that
give the plant its green color (See Figure 10.3 a,b). These tiny green
entities, which we can see only with a microscope, sacrifice their lives
to store nutrients and produce oxygen for animal life. These
organelles are the only laboratories in the world that can store solar
energy in the form of organic matter-the property that makes plants a
crucial source of nutrients for animals and humans alike.
Every year, the amount of matter produced by chloroplasts
comes to about 200 billions tons. This production is actually an extra-
ordinarily complex chemical process that takes place at dizzying
speeds. Thousands of chlorophyll molecules found in chloroplasts
respond within a thousandth of a second. Because of this speed, many
of the reactions that take place in the chlorophyll have still not been
observed. The general steps of photosynthesis are understood, but the
details are still not completely known because this complex system,
which cannot be reproduced chemically, occurs at speeds beyond the
comprehension.

Energy from sunlight
Photosynthesis
CO 2 H 2 O
Food nutrients as a
source of energy
Some
ATP Glycolysis
Cellular Breakdown of
processes food molecules
A great Aerobic
deal of respiration
ATP
CO 2 H 2 O
Figure 10.2
God has created a perfect system for man on Earth. The Sun is the source of
energy, which plants present to humans via food. Plants also carry out the
cleansing of the air we breathe. The energy plants store through photosyn-
thesis is converted, through glycolysis and aerobic respiration, into packets
of energy called ATP that cells can use.

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