Question

What is the food made by plants called?

Answer 1

Monosaccharides (sugars)

Explanation:

Plants make food by photosynthesis. The balanced chemical equation for the process is:

`6CO_2(g)+6H_2O(l)stackrel("sunlight")stackrel("chlorophyll")->C_6H_12O_6(aq)+6O_2(g)`

As you can see here, `C_6H_12O_6` is made. It is in the form of glucose, which is a monosaccharide sugar. Then, plants can use this for energy through about two to three more steps, in the process of Krebs cycle, glycolysis, and the electron transport chain `("ETP")`.

To read about simple sugars, visit:

http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/Carbohydrates.htm