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photosynthesis

biological process to convert light into chemical energy
Intangible biological_process Q11982
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Summary

photosynthesis is a biological process[1]. photosynthesis ranks in the top 1% of biological process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,803 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: phytoplankton[3], plant[4], algae[5], bacteria[6]
  • Subclass of: cell metabolism[7]
  • Commons category: Photosynthesis[8]
  • Has part(s): light-dependent reactions[9], photosynthesis, dark reaction[10], Calvin cycle[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Photosynthesis[12]
  • Product or material produced: glucose[13], oxygen[14]
  • Facet of: metabolism[15]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18]
  • Used by: plant[19]
  • Has characteristic: photosynthetic efficiency[20]
  • History of topic: evolution of photosynthesis[21]
  • Uses: sunlight[22], carbon dioxide[23], water[24]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0015979[25]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[26], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]

Why It Matters

photosynthesis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] photosynthesis is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Store medisinske leksikon id: fotosyntese, SML ID fotosyntese deprecated (now SNL fotosyntese) from Store medisinske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA "
  2. 10d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 171
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'av', 'az', 'az
    Used by → plant
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Used by: plant, #pwb Copy label Add gebruikt door (P1535)"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1mcN6F
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → photosynthesis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: photosynthesis, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289950028|photosynthesis (#289950028)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0003125-fotosynteza
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0003125-fotosynteza, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
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