No.Because chlorophyll is the molecule which orchestrates the coming together of light and water and CO2 to make sugars.Without it nothing would happen.Light is the energy source which allows high-energy molecules like sugar to be built from low energy molecules like water and carbon dioxide.Without the energy source nothing would happen.
2.How do deep sea plants survive?
They don't undergo the photosynthesis cycle unlike other plants because of the absence of light. They survive entirely absorbing nutrients present in the soil.The soil is very rich in nutrients because all dead fish settles on the deep ocean floor.
3.How did Photosynthesize happen in Green Sea Slug?
A green sea slug appears to be half animal and half plant.It's the first critter discovered to produce the plant pigment chlorophyll.The slugs have stolen the genes that enable genes from algae that they had eaten.With their contraband genes,the slugs can carry out photosynthesis the process which plants use to convert sunlight into energy.They can make their energy containing molecules without having to eat anything.In addition to burglarizing the genes needed to make the green pigment chlorophyll,the slugs also steal tiny cell parts called chloroplasts,which they use to conduct photosynthesis.The chloroplasts use the chlorophyll to convert sunlight into energy,just as plants do.
Here are some green sea slug pictures.
"They don't undergo the photosynthesis cycle unlike other plants because of the absence of light. They survive entirely absorbing nutrients present in the soil...."
ReplyDeleteA better theory : The plants are able to absorb the heat,or infrared radiation present in the sea(from geothermal vents) through pigments such as Bacteriochlorophyll and convert them to forms which can be used to break down H20 and primarily conduct photosynthesis.