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Agriculture depends on Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Agriculture influences Deforestation. Activate to inspect this relation.Agriculture trades off with Deforestation. Activate to inspect this relation.Biodegradation is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon capture and storage applies to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon cycle is a Cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon is part of Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon sink is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbonate–silicate cycle is analogous to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Climate influences Agriculture. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon dioxide (CO₂) amplifies Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is derived from Cellular respiration. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is part of Atmosphere. Activate to inspect this relation.Deforestation amplifies Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Deforestation suppresses Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Food supply depends on Agriculture. Activate to inspect this relation.Fossil fuels causes Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Greenhouse effect influences Temperature. Activate to inspect this relation.Methanogenesis is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Nitrogen cycle is analogous to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Ocean acidification depends on Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis requires Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Cellular respiration is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Stock applies to Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Temperature is part of Climate. Activate to inspect this relation.PhotosynthesisCarbon dioxide (CO₂)Carbon cycleAgricultureDeforestationGreenhouse effectFossil fuelsCellular respirationCarbonAtmosphereOcean acidificationCycleStockBiodegradationMethanogenesisCarbon sinkNitrogen cycleCarbon capture and storageCarbonate–silicate cycleClimateFood supplyTemperature
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24 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Agriculture, Anthropology, Arithmetic, Astronomy….

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22 concepts26 relationships21 disciplines5 relation families

Photosynthesis

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At a glance

The process by which plants use light energy to build sugar from carbon dioxide and water.

Disciplines
Biology · Chemistry · Agriculture
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Agricultural Engineering, Botany, Cell Biology, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Nutrition Science, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Sustainability Science
Relationships
21 · 4 relation families
Mental models
2

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Bridge concepts (70)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Earth4
    Astronomy, Earth & Space Sciences · connects to Atmosphere, Geoinformatics, Latitude…
  • Photosynthesis4
    Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry · connects to Agriculture, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide (CO₂)…
  • Map3
    Cartography · connects to Map projection, Map scale, Topographic map
  • Cellular respiration2
    Biology, Chemistry · connects to Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
  • Climate change2
    Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences · connects to Climate, Desertification

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 21 disciplines: Agriculture, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Environmental Science, Geochemistry, Geography, Geology, Meteorology, Microbiology, Nutrition Science, Oceanography, Physics, Public Policy, Statistical Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Science.
  • Photosynthesis is a bridge concept — viewed here through Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Stocks and flows explains 10 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Microbiology, Nutrition Science, Physics, Public Policy, Sustainability Science, Systems Science).

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Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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