1 Most cases of COPD, and therefore emphysema, are caused by cigarette smoking. 2  Emphysema is rarely caused by a congenital condition known as Î±1-antitrypsin deficiency, for which there is a lab test. 3  Shortness of breath and cough are the main symptoms of emphysema.
Most plants, most algae, and cyanobacteria perform photosynthesis; such organisms are called photoautotrophs. Photosynthesis is largely responsible for producing and maintaining the oxygen content of the Earth's atmosphere, and supplies all of the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life on Earth.
Plants and photosynthesis. Animals eat food to get their energy. But green plants don't. Instead they make their own food, glucose, in a process called photosynthesis. We say that plants can photosynthesise. These are the things that plants need for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide.water. light.lants and photosynthesis. Animals eat food to get their energy. But green plants don't. Instead they make their own food, glucose, in a process called photosynthesis. We say that plants can photosynthesise. These are the things that plants need for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide.