Plants depend on a wide variety of carbon compounds, including carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. What best describes the role of photosynthesis in producing these compounds?
Photosynthesis produces 3-carbon molecules that can be converted into other compounds.
Photosynthesis produces ATP and NADPH that can be converted into other compounds.
Photosynthesis directly produces all classes of carbon compounds.
Photosynthesis produces 12-carbon molecules that can be broken apart into smaller compounds.