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Which factors affect the rate of photosynthesis?
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Which factors affect the rate of photosynthesis? Introduction Plants, like all living organisms, need a supply of food. They need it as a source of energy in respiration and they need it as a source of raw materials to build new cells and tissues as they grow. Food is a kind of "fuel" which drives essential living processes and brings about chemical changes. Animals take in food, digest it, and use the digested products to build their tissues or to produce energy. Plants also need energy and raw materials, but apart from a few insect eating species (e.g. Venus flytrap) plants do not appear to take in food, the most likely source of their raw materials would appear to be the soil however it has been proved that water and air are additional sources. Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is the chemical process of separating oxygen from water which then combines with carbon dioxide to...
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