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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Definitions:

Vertices

Vertices are the corner points where two or more lines, edges, or curves meet in a geometric shape or figure.

Co-vertices

In an ellipse, the pair of points on the minor axis that are equidistant from the center.

Ellipse

A geometric shape that looks like a flattened circle, described by an equation in x and y.

Vertices

Vertices refer to the corners or points where two or more edges, lines, or sides meet in geometric shapes or graphs.