During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide, water, and energy from the sun and produce carbohydrates and oxygen. Which of the following statements best explains how plants follow the law of conservation of mass during photosynthesis? The amount of each element in the reactants equals the amount of each element in the products.

The number of carbon dioxide molecules taken in exactly equals the number of carbohydrate molecules produced.

The plant uses the carbon dioxide gas, liquid water, and energy to produce a solid carbohydrate.

The plants mass does not increase or decrease as a result of photosynthesis.

Description: biological systems 5 differ from chemical systems when it comes to equilibrium. in a chemical system once equilibrium is met, no other reactions occur. in a biological system, a dynamic equilibrium is used when a substrate is turned into a product, another reaction creates the same substrate thus keeping the concentrations stagnant. this allows for cells to continually make new compounds without messing the delta g for the systems instructions: write a response to the following prompt and then respond to your peers. your individual response is due thursday at midnight (cst) your response to your peers is due saturday at midnight (cst) prompt: propose what would happen if a living cell all the sudden reached chemical equilibrium. also discuss the effects of build up of a particular substrate on a biological system. how would this affect overall delta g's?