Light intensity and the inverse square law

12 questions

1. What is the role of light in photosynthesis?
2. What is a light source?
3. ___ is a pigment in plant cells that absorbs light energy, primarily from the sun, to drive the process of photosynthesis.
4. What does it mean for two variables to be proportional?
5. What is the primary source of light for photosynthesis?
6. Which factor is most likely to be a limiting factor of photosynthesis at night?
7. In what way does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis in plants?
8. What is the relationship between light intensity and the rate of photosynthesis?
9. Why does light intensity decrease as the distance from the light source increases?
10. What is the inverse square law?
11. What would happen to the light intensity if the distance from the light source is tripled?
12. What is the relationship between the rate of photosynthesis and the distance from a light source?

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