Chemical reaction equations, such as the one for photosynthesis, show the reactants and products of a reaction. How does this simplification misrepresent what takes place during the process of photosynthesis?

AIt does not show where in a cell photosynthesis occurs.
BIt does not show how long photosynthesis takes to happen.
CIt does not show that photosynthesis consists of many separate reactions.
DIt does not show the number of molecules required to produce glucose.

c. It does not show that photosynthesis consists of many separate reactions. The simplified chemical reaction equation of photosynthesis is: 6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2. This equation doesn't show the many other reactions involved in photosynthesis, including the the two important components, the light and dark cycle.

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torshavn torshavn · Answer 2 · 2018-09-25T03:00:16-04:00

The photosynthesis is a complex reaction which takes place in multiple steps. The light and dark reactions are a part of the photosynthesis, but these reactions are not shown during the simplistic representation of the photosynthetic reaction in which only the reactants ,and the products are shown. The whole mechanism and the multistep reactions are not shown in this simplistic representation, which may lead to the misinterpretation that photosynthesis is a simple one step reaction.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option C - it does not show that photosynthesis is composed of many separate reactions'.