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Energy from the Sun enters the leaves of the plant. Water enters the plant through the roots. Carbon dioxide from the air enters the plant through the leaves. Inside the leaves there are chloroplast cells. The chloroplasts contain chlorophyll. The chlorophyll works with the water and carbon dioxideto make glucose. A byproduct of the process of photosynthesis is oxygen.

6H2O + 6CO2 = C6H12O6 + 6O2