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Factors Influencing Rate Photosynthesis Occurs

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Approximately 2.2 billion years ago Earth's atmosphere experienced a rapid accumulation of Oxygen. Photosynthesis played an intricate role in the evolution of the Earth's early atmosphere. Describe in detail one of the factors influencing the rate at which photosynthesis occurs, and explain how it effects the rate.

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One of the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis is solar radiation.
Photosynthesis is light dependent. At low light intensities, it may be a limiting factor in the rate of photosynthesis. As light intensity increases, the rate of the light-dependent reaction, and ...

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