Photosynthesis

ecosystems rely on the transfer of energy between producers and consumers. each individual leaf on a plant has tens of thousands of cells, which all contain chlorophyll, the pigment that makes the plants green. the sun provides energy in the form of light, which is trapped inside the chlorophyll. carbon dioxide enters the plant through microscopic pores known as stomata and water enters the plant through its roots. the combination of cholorphyll and sunlight converts the carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. the glucose is used by the plants as a food source and the oxygen is released into the atmosphere. factors that can effect the rate of photosynthesis and therfore the plant are the temperature (too high and too low) and sunlight (if there is not enought). if the plant is unable to complete photosynthesis, it will die and therefore causing the rest of the ecosystem to be affected.