Students in a biology class conduct an experiment to determine the effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis in a plant. They place an elodea plant into a test tube filled with water. Then the students place the test tube under a light and slowly increase the temperature of the water. They record their results and display them on a graph as shown. Which statement is supported by the data in the graph?

Photosynthesis is a chemical pathway that’s integral to producing energy in plants and other primary producers. Energy in the form of molecules of glucose is produced from light, water and inorganic carbon dioxide while oxygen (from the light reaction) is released. An increase in temperature increases the photosynthetic rate.

Further Explanation:

This occurs in several complex steps, photosynthesis is a rate limited reaction, depends on several factors including carbon dioxide concentration, ambient temperature and light intensity; the energy is retrieved from photons, I.e. particles of light, and water is used as a reducing agent.

6CO2 + 6H20 + (energy) → C6H12O6 + 6O2

Carbon dioxide + water + energy= glucose + oxygen

More specifically, the temperature of their environment, along with the species-specific temperature requirements have major impacts on photosynthetic rates and thus, plant growth.

Plants usually grow more quickly with an increase in their environmental temperatures. Every plant species has a specific range of temperature:

An optimal temperature- for the best possible growth
A Minimum temperature- (or basal temp) the lowest temperature capable of triggering growth
A Maximum temperature- the highest tolerable temperature capable of triggering growth

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