SB6b: Factors That Affect Photosynthesis Keywords

Question 1

Concentration

Answer 1

The amount of something found in a certain volume of another substance. For example, the amount of a solute dissolved in a certain volume of solvent.

Question 2

Direct Proportion

Answer 2

A linear relationship in which the percentage change in a variable occurs with an equal percentage change in another variable. A direct proportion is seen as a straight line through the origin when the two variables are plotted on a graph.

Question 3

Inverse proportion

Answer 3

A non-linear relationship where one variable decreases in size at the same rate as another increases.

Question 4

Inverse square law

Answer 4

A mathematical relationship in which a quantity varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance from the source of the quantity.

Question 5

Limiting factor

Answer 5

A single factor that, when in short supply, can limit the rate of a process such as photosynthesis.

Question 6

Linear relationship

Answer 6

A relationship between two variables (quantities) shown by a straight line on a graph.

Question 7

Rate

Answer 7

How quickly something happens.