Question

What is photosynthesis?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that, through cellular respiration, can later be released to fuel the organism's metabolic activities.

Answer 2

★ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs :

乡 ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs ɪs ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏᴛʀᴏᴘʜs ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴜᴇʟ ᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ɪs sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ sᴜɢᴀʀs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ.

★ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs :

• ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇs sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs:

༺ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ : ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs ɪɴ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs. ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ʟᴏᴡ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs.

༺ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴄᴏ₂ : ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘs ɪɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs. ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏғ 300 – 400 ᴘᴘᴍ ɪs ᴀᴅᴇǫᴜᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs.

༺ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ : ғᴏʀ ᴇғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs, ɪᴛ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 25° ᴛᴏ 35° ᴄ.

༺ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ : ᴀs ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsʏɴᴛʜᴇsɪs, ɪᴛs ᴅᴇғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴄʏ ᴄᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴀʀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇғᴜsᴀʟ ᴏғ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ.

༺ ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ : ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴀʟ ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛᴀɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴍᴀʏ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀғ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴀɴ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴇs ᴏғ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ɪᴛ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ.

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