Home › UP Board Class 12 › Biology › Biodiversity and Conservation › Plants capture what share of photosynthetically …
Plants capture what share of photosynthetically active radiation?
A70 to 90 per cent
B2 to 10 per cent
C20 to 40 per cent
D50 to 60 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 2 to 10 per cent
1. Only a small slice of the incoming light is used.
2. Yet it supports the entire living world.
3. Plants capture only 2 to 10 per cent of the PAR.
4. So the answer is 2 to 10 per cent.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology, Ch 12 'Ecosystem'_
Related questions
Which group is left out of ecological pyramids?Which ecological pyramid can never be inverted?The pyramid of biomass in the sea is generally:The mass of living material at a trophic level is the:Which conditions favour decomposition?Decomposition is slower when detritus is rich in:Which is NOT a step of decomposition?Raw material for decomposition is called: