STANDARD Botany Light Intensity Effects MCQ Question
What will be the effect when the very high intensity of light is supplied to a photosynthesis system
Process will increase
Process will decrease
The process will stop due to chlorophyll damage
The process stop and continue after some time
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
As light intensity increases at maximum level the rate of photosynthesis is eventually limited by some other factor. So the rate plateaus. At very high light intensity chlorophyll may be damaged and the rate drops steeply.
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