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    • the rate of photosynthesis is affected by temperature, light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration and the amount of chlorophyll
      • temperature
        • as the temp of the environment the plant is in increases the rate of photosynthesis increases (up to a certain extent)
          • as more energy for a chemical reaction
      • light intensity
        • light intensity increases as the distance between the light source and the plant increases
        • as light intensity increases so does the rate of photosynthesis (up to a certain extent)
        • obeys the inverse square law
          • means that if you double the distance between the plant and light source you quarter the light intensity
      • co2 concentration
        • co2 is needed for plants to glucose
        • the rate of photosynthesi-s will increase when a plant is given higher concentartions of co2 (up to a certain extent)
      • amount of chlorophyll
        • chlorophyll is a photosynthetic pigment that absorbs light
          • allows the reaction between water and co2 to occur (photosynthesi-s)
    • the plant manufactures glucose from co2 and water using energy transferred from the environment to the chloroplasts by light
    • you can artificially create the ideal conditions for photosynthesis
      • heating
      • artificial lighting
      • extra co2

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