photosynthesis
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Essential process for life — taught from middle school in Italian science curricula.
La fotosintesi converte l'anidride carbonica in ossigeno e glucosio.
Photosynthesis converts carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose.
Senza la fotosintesi, la vita sulla Terra non esisterebbe.
Without photosynthesis, life on Earth would not exist.