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Explain whether continuing to increase light intensity will increase the rate of photosynthesis. Please help!

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So in the case of a plant, a higher light intensity means more packets of light called “photons” are hitting the leaves. As you rise from low light intensity to higher light intensity, the rate of photosynthesis will increase because there is more light available to drive the reactions of photosynthesis.

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If you continue to increase the intensity of light that a plant receives, what happens? The rate of photosynthesis increases with light intensity. The rate of photosynthesis decreases with light intensity. The rate of photosynthesis increases and then levels off.As light intensity increases (distance between lamp and plant decreases) the volume of oxygen (or the rate of bubble production) increases. This indicates that the rate of photosynthesis increases with light intensity.

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