AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The absence of oxygen will have no effect on the process of photosynthesis. This is because the photosynthetic process utilises water and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen and carbohydrate in the presence of chlorophyll and sunlight.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both photosynthesis and respiration occur within plant cells. During the day, photosynthesis is the dominant process in plants. This means that the plant produces more glucose than it uses during respiration. At night, or in the absence of light, photosynthesis in plants stops, and respiration is the dominant process.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants deprived of light will lose their color and die. The shoots exposed to “limited/no” sunlight had a yellow/white color due to the fact that photosynthesis could not occur. The lack of sunlight stunted photosynthesis and therefore the sprouts were not able to produce the chlorophyll needed to create a green color.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants need sunlight for a process that we call photosynthesis. Plants are what we call autotrophs, meaning they’re self-feeding or self-nourishing. They basically create their own food or energy to grow.

Detailed explanation-5: -However, in environments where there is no sunlight and thus no plants, organisms instead rely on primary production through a process called chemosynthesis, which runs on chemical energy. Together, photosynthesis and chemosynthesis fuel all life on Earth.