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Calculate the rate of photosynthesis(mm/hr) for Elodea if when measuring net photosynthesis, the water level moved up 5 min and, when measuring cellular respiration it took 20 minutes for the water level to move down 1mm.
63mm/hr
57mm/hr
67mm/hr
61mm/hr
52mm/hr

Answer 1

Net photosynthesis- 3mm/20min- 1.5mm/10min

Cellular respiration- 1mm/15min- 0.66mm/10min

Gross photosynthesis = Net photosynthesis + Cellular respiration = 1.5+0.66 = 2.16 (mm/10min)

Rate of photosynthesis = (gross photosynthesis)6 = 2.16 *6 = 12.96 mm/hr

As we are measuring rate of photosynthesis in hr ,we should multiply gross photosynthesis with 6 (as we measured gross photosynthesis for 10 min).

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