Free-Response Format: Despite the Enormous Amount of Solar Energy That Plants Are

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Essay

Free-response format:
Despite the enormous amount of solar energy that plants are exposed to, photosynthesis is only able to transform about 1% to2% of that energy into stored chemical energy. List three major factors responsible for this phenomenon and explain how each contributes to this inefficiency.

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