B1.2 Photosynthesis and Plants - Limiting Factors Flashcards

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Photosynthetic rate

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The rate at which plants take in carbon dioxide, water and the energy from sunlight to produce glucose

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The rate at which plants take in carbon dioxide, water and the energy from sunlight to produce glucose

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A green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis

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Role of enzymes

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Photosynthesis is an enzyme-controlled reaction where the enzymes are needed to convert carbon dioxide into glucose

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Temperature

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Increases the rate of reaction up to an optimum rate, after which the denaturation of enzymes will occur

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Sunlight

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Is needed as an energy source for photosynthesis to occur

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Carbon dioxide (CO2)

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Enters the plant through the stomata during gas exchange and is the source of carbon needed to make glucose

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Temperature effect

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Photosynthesis rate increases to an optimum and then decreases due to denaturing enzymes

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Light intensity effect

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Photosynthesis rate increases and then plateaus due to another limiting factor such as temperature or carbon dioxide

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Carbon dioxide concentration effect

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Photosynthesis rate increases and then plateaus due to another limiting factor such as temperature or light intensity

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Chlorophyll effect

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Plants with diseases or variegated leaves may have less chlorophyll which reduces the rate of photosynthesis

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Limiting factor

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An environmental factor that prevents photosynthetic rate from increasing

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Three main limiting factors

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Temperature, light intensity and carbon dioxide concentration

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Plateau

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Where a graph levels off and no longer increases past a certain point

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Inverse-square law

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Light intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from a light source

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Inversely proportional relationship

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As the distance of light from a plant increases, the light intensity decreases

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