Using energy from sunlight, the microbes use an extremely complex chemical process, which is still not fully understood, to convert water and carbon dioxide into food.
Ngosizo lwamandla emisebe yelanga, lezi zilokazana zisebenzisa inqubo yamakhemikhali eyinkimbinkimbi, engakaqondakali ngokuphelele ngisho namanje, ukuze ziguqule amanzi nesikhutha kube ukudla.