Pollution is a big topic nowadays, but no one ever discusses the actual ramifications and effects it has on plants and the cycle of photosynthesis. The effects of pollution not only have a direct effect on plants and the cycle of photosynthesis, but pollution can also indirectly harm other elements that contribute to the life of a plant and the cycles it performs.
Photosynthesis is the cycle in which light energy converts carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen by chemical energy (Robinson 2015). Photosynthesis’ process is fairly easy to comprehend; however, it has a few complex reactions. To understand the cycle fully, it should be broken down into two simple stages. These stages can be categorized as the light reactions and the …show more content…
An example of something that can cause soil to become polluted is acid rain from fossil fuels, which makes the soil more acid and causes toxic ions to be created. As a result, toxins go into the plants and do not allow the plants to get the proper nutrients they need. These specific ions intrude on the plants’ nutrient growth and delay the course of photosynthesis, which slowly stops the development of the plant (Rogers 2015).
Furthermore, a leave’s pigment decreases when the air pollution invades the stomata and contaminates the chloroplast of the leaves. When chloroplast is lost, it causes the leaves to lose their green pigment and turn yellow. The decrease in chloroplast or the complete loss of chloroplast directly affects the process of photosynthesis and oxygen production for the environment. Additionally, if there is a decline in chlorophyll it will have a direct connection to the plant’s metabolism and growth (Seyyendnejad et al., 2011). When the pigment is lost, the condition is referred to as chlorosis (Rogers …show more content…
The byproduct of photosynthesis is oxygen, which plays a crucial part in human respiration. If plants would not be producing oxygen through photosynthesis, how would humans do cellular respiration? In addition, plants produce sugars, fats, and starches which we directly absorb by eating fruits and vegetables and indirectly absorb through eating meat and chicken who are the ones that ingest the actual plants and grass. If plants and greenery cannot perform cellular respiration due to too much pollution, the human race would not be able to live as we know it (Hubbard
Photosynthesis is the cycle in which light energy converts carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen by chemical energy (Robinson 2015). Photosynthesis’ process is fairly easy to comprehend; however, it has a few complex reactions. To understand the cycle fully, it should be broken down into two simple stages. These stages can be categorized as the light reactions and the …show more content…
An example of something that can cause soil to become polluted is acid rain from fossil fuels, which makes the soil more acid and causes toxic ions to be created. As a result, toxins go into the plants and do not allow the plants to get the proper nutrients they need. These specific ions intrude on the plants’ nutrient growth and delay the course of photosynthesis, which slowly stops the development of the plant (Rogers 2015).
Furthermore, a leave’s pigment decreases when the air pollution invades the stomata and contaminates the chloroplast of the leaves. When chloroplast is lost, it causes the leaves to lose their green pigment and turn yellow. The decrease in chloroplast or the complete loss of chloroplast directly affects the process of photosynthesis and oxygen production for the environment. Additionally, if there is a decline in chlorophyll it will have a direct connection to the plant’s metabolism and growth (Seyyendnejad et al., 2011). When the pigment is lost, the condition is referred to as chlorosis (Rogers …show more content…
The byproduct of photosynthesis is oxygen, which plays a crucial part in human respiration. If plants would not be producing oxygen through photosynthesis, how would humans do cellular respiration? In addition, plants produce sugars, fats, and starches which we directly absorb by eating fruits and vegetables and indirectly absorb through eating meat and chicken who are the ones that ingest the actual plants and grass. If plants and greenery cannot perform cellular respiration due to too much pollution, the human race would not be able to live as we know it (Hubbard