NEET Botany Food Chains & Webs MCQ Question
In a given ecosystem, if the incident solar radiation is 1000 units, how much energy (in units) would you expect plants to capture as photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)?
20 to 100 units
200 to 500 units
500 to 1000 units
1 to 10 units
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The NCERT specifies that less than 50% of incident solar radiation is photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), which means 200 to 500 units of PAR would be captured from 1000 units of solar radiation.
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