Question

12. Producers capture approximately what % of incoming solar radiation? a. 5% b. 20% c. 1% d. 55%

Answer 1

A. 5%

Actually the producers capture approximately 3-6 % of incoming solar radiation for their food production. Either of there was more radiation takes place then the photosynthesis pigments became abnormal then finnalf destroyed.

For actual sunlight, where only 45% of the light is in the photosynthetically active wavelength range, the theoretical maximum efficiency of solar energy conversion is approximately 11%. In actuality, however, plants do not absorb all incoming sunlight (due to reflection, respiration requirements of photosynthesis and the need for optimal solar radiation levels) and do not convert all harvested energy into biomass, which results in an overall photosynthetic efficiency of 3 to 6% of total solar radiation.

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