The Rate Of Photosynthesis

Question 1

What is the rate of photosynthesis affected by

Answer 1

Light concentration of CO2 and temperature

Question 2

What is a limiting factor

Answer 2

It is something that stops photosynthesis from happening any faster

Question 3

How is chlorophyll a limiting factor

Answer 3

The amount of chlorophyll in a plant can be affected by a disease if chloroplasts becoming damaged it will not make enough chlorophyll this means they can’t absorb as much light and the rate of photosynthesis is reduced

Question 4

If there is not enough light how does it slow down the rate of photosynthesis

Answer 4

More light the faster it happens

At a certain point graph will flatten out and this means photosynthesis would go any faster

Because light is no longer the limiting factor

Question 5

If there is not enough CO2 slows down the rate of photosynthesis

Answer 5

More CO2 there is the faster photosynthesis happens

So CO2 is a limiting factor

After a certain point the graph become flat and CO2 will not be a limiting factor

Question 6

How does temperature affect the rate of photosynthesis

Answer 6

If the temperature is limiting factor it’s because it is too low

Because the enzymes needed for synthesis to work at low temperature

This is because the enzymes I damaged if the temperature is too high