0:00 Little green leaf on a big tall tree0:03 Feeling hungry for some energy0:07 The sun is shining, a golden ray0:11 Got a job to do, gotta work all day0:14 Sippin' up water from the roots below0:18 Breathing in the air, the CO2 you know0:22 Got all the pieces, the plan is set0:25 It's the greatest recipe you've ever met0:29 Oh, it's photosynthesis, turn the beat up!0:33 Sunlight, water, and the CO20:36 In a chloroplast kitchen, cooking for you0:40 Makes the sugar for the energy, yeah it's true0:44 And the oxygen we're breathing is the bonus prize0:47 Look around, it's happening before your eyes!0:51 Inside the leaf, it's a microscopic scene0:55 Little green engines called chlorophyll, so keen0:59 They trap the photons, particles of light1:02 Splitting water molecules with all their might1:06 This is part one, the light reaction phase1:10 Releasing oxygen in a sunlit haze1:13 The energy's stored, like a battery's charge1:17 Ready for a mission that's extra large1:21 Oh, it's photosynthesis, turn the beat up!1:24 Sunlight, water, and the CO21:28 In a chloroplast kitchen, cooking for you1:32 Makes the sugar for the energy, yeah it's true1:35 And the oxygen we're breathing is the bonus prize1:39 Look around, it's happening before your eyes!1:43 Now the light can fade, but the work's not done1:47 The Calvin Cycle's only just begun1:50 It takes that energy, so neatly packed1:54 And uses CO2 in a clever act1:58 It builds a sugar, a perfect little treat2:01 Glucose fuel, oh so sweet2:05 It's the sun's own candy, made from the air2:09 Power for the planet, beyond compare2:12 Oh, it's photosynthesis, turn the beat up!2:16 Sunlight, water, and the CO22:20 In a chloroplast kitchen, cooking for you2:23 Makes the sugar for the energy, yeah it's true2:27 And the oxygen we're breathing is the bonus prize2:31 Look around, it's happening before your eyes!
