Plant Growth And Productivity

Question 1

3 phosphoglycerate

Answer 1

Produced when co2 is fixed to RuBP by RuBisCo

Question 2

Absorption spectrum

Answer 2

Graph showing wavelength of light absorbed by a pigment

Question 3

ATP synthase

Answer 3

Membrane bound enzyme that synthesises atp

Question 4

Biological yield

Answer 4

Total dry mass increase

Question 5

Calvin cycle

Answer 5

Carbon fixation stage of photosynthesis

Question 6

Carotenoids

Answer 6

Orange and yellow accessory pigments in plants

Question 7

Cellulose

Answer 7

Carbohydrate in cell walls derived by photosynthesis

Question 8

Coenzyme NADP

Answer 8

Hydrogen carrier in photosynthesis

Question 9

Harvest index

Answer 9

Value obtained by dividing dry mass of economic yield by dry mass of biological yield

Question 10

Photolysis

Answer 10

Breakdown of water molecules using light energy

Question 11

Pigment

Answer 11

Coloured substance that absorbs light for photosynthesis

Question 12

Productivity

Answer 12

Measure of the performance of a plant

Question 13

Reflection

Answer 13

Light that strikes a leaf passes away from its surface back to the atmosphere

Question 14

Starch

Answer 14

Storage of carbs in plants

Question 15

Transmission

Answer 15

Physical process of passing light energy through a surface