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Light is an ecological factor explain

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Answered by riya116
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Here is your short Paragraph on the The Role of Light as an Ecological Factor !

Light is one of the most vital and essential abiotic ecological factor without which no life can exist. On light depends the photosynthesis or synthesis of food by green plants which in turn support all animals and most microbial life on the earth. Light also influences the daily and seasonal activity patterns of plants and animals. It is a non-lethal limiting factor, both at the maxi­mum and minimum levels.

Answered by soniatiwari214
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  • An essential ecological aspect is light. Protoplasm that is directly exposed to light perishes. Even still, as light is the most fundamental kind of energy, life would not be possible without it.
  • Additionally, the biosphere has primarily evolved as a result of taming incoming solar radiation, with the beneficial wavelengths being used and the harmful ones being shielded out.
  • The visible wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is what makes light a type of radiation. From violet (with a shorter wavelength) to red, this region of the spectrum is located (longer wavelength).
  • Ultraviolet light has wavelengths shorter than violet, making it visible to fish and other animals but invisible to humans.
  • Microwave radiation and infrared radiation have wavelengths longer than red. Half of the solar radiation's energy is in the visible range and half is in the near infrared, according to research.
  • Except for a handful, most ultraviolet photons are blocked from reaching the earth's surface by the ozone layer of the atmosphere. In terms of ecology, the three most significant characteristics of light are its quality (wavelength), intensity (energy), and duration (length of day).

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