One immediate cause of a decrease in the rate of photosynthesis is a reduction in the availability of __________________________.
Biology · High School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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One immediate cause of a decrease in the rate of photosynthesis is a reduction in the availability of either water, carbon dioxide, or sunlight. It is common knowledge that photosynthesis requires these reactants in order for the process to takes place, thus the decrease in the rate of photosynthesis can be a result to a decrease of either any of these factors.
The formula for photosynthesis can be represented as,
6CO2 + 6H2O + Sun's Solar Energy → 6O2 + C6H12O6
read as,
Six carbon dioxide molecules, plus six water molecules plus the sun's solar energy will yield six oxygen molecules and glucose.