What does the process of photosynthesis produce?
A. Starch, which is metabolized into less complex molecules by dehydration synthesis.
B. Protein, which is metabolized into less complex molecules by dehydration synthesis.
C. Glycerol, which is metabolized into more complex carbohydrates by dehydration synthesis.
D. Glucose, which is metabolized into more complex carbohydrates by dehydration synthesis.
Photosynthesis makes carbohydrates, of which starch and glucose are examples. However, glucose is a simple sugar made specifically by photosynthesis and is then combined with other glucose's to make starch by the process of dehydration synthesis. Starch doesn't get metabolized or broken down into less complex molecules by dehydration synthesis, but by hydrolysis.