Morning glory (also written as morning-glory) is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera, some of which are: 1  Calystegia.
Today, the average rate of energy capture by photosynthesis globally is approximately 130 terawatts, which is about three times the current power consumption of human civilization. Photosynthetic organisms also convert around 100â115 thousand million metric tonnes of carbon into biomass per year.
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use the energy of light to produce carbohydrates and molecular oxygen (O 2 ) from carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and water: Virtually all ecosystems on Earth depend on photosynthesis as their source of energy, and all free oxygen on the planet, including that in the atmosphere, originates from photosynthesis. The overall reaction is the reverse of respiration, which releases energy by oxidizing carbohydrates to produce CO 2 and water.