Multiple choice

What percentage of the solar energy that falls on the leaves is utilized by the plants for the process of photosynthesis?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 5

  4. 10
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Explanation

Plants are very inefficient at capturing solar energy. Only about 1% of the solar energy that reaches leaves is actually converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis. The rest is reflected, transmitted as heat, or lost in other metabolic processes.

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