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Life Processes
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Do all events during photosynthesis take place one after the other immediately? Give an example.

Answer

Not necessarily. For example, desert plants take up carbon dioxide at night and prepare an intermediate compound. This intermediate compound is acted upon by the energy absorbed during the day by the chlorophyll.

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