Photosynthesis and Factors That Can Affect It

When it is chilly and raining outside, there is no photosynthesis taking place. What is the limiting factor?

• Temperature
• Rainfall
• Carbon Dioxide

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What is a limiting factor?

• The factor which increases the rate of a reaction
• The factor that limits the reaction rate
• The factor that limits the rate at which an enzyme is destroyed

Which of these will not affect photosynthesis?

• Light
• Temperature
• Glucose Availability
• Carbon Dioxide

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If a plant receives more carbon dioxide, what happens to the rate of photosynthesis?

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same

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Which of the following would have affect the rate of photosynthesis?

• amount of water
• carbon dioxide concentration
• temperature
• all of these

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Which lettered graph represents the affect of light intensity on photosynthetic rate?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What is the correct equation for photosynthesis?

• Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light --> Glucose + Oxygen
• Light + Carbon Dioxide --> Water + Glucose + Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide + Glucose + Light --> Water + Oxygen

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Look at the diagram. Which gas would most likely be found in the greatest amount in the bubbles?

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• ozone
• carbon dioxide
  

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Which lettered graph represents the effect of temperature on photosynthetic rate?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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In what way does plant nutrition differ from human nutrition? 

• Plants make their own nutrients; humans must consume theirs.
• Plant nutrition consists mainly of protein; human nutrition consists mainly of carbohydrates.
• Plants absorb their nutrients from the soil; humans get theirs from food.
• Plants cannot make their own food.

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