Sentences with phrase «absorbed by photosynthesis»

It is important to consider the whole carbon cycle, and carbon balance, rather than just one carbon flux — the input of C absorbed by photosynthesis, most of which is respired, or decomposed in a very short timeframe.

Not exact matches

The efficiency of natural photosynthesis is limited by light - absorbing pigments in plants or bacteria, he says.

Mycorrhizal fungi live in the roots of host plants, where they exchange sugars that plants produce by photosynthesis for mineral nutrients that fungi absorb from the soil.

The algae or bacteria produce carbohydrates through photosynthesis, some of which are absorbed by the fungi.

The iron minerals have special qualities — They absorb harmful ultraviolet radiation, but the part of the sunlight needed for photosynthesis can still be used by organisms.

Exciton diffusion is also a basic mechanism underlying photosynthesis: Plants absorb energy from photons, and this energy is transferred by excitons to areas where it can be stored in chemical form for later use in supporting the plant's metabolism.

The weak but nevertheless detectable SIF signal emerges naturally on sunlight - exposed leaves, when chlorophyll molecules are excited by absorbed photons, and is a proxy for plant photosynthesis.

OCO - 2 will also closely monitor the carbon uptake of plants by measuring the weak fluorescence that is produced during photosynthesis as plants» chlorophyll pigments absorb light to capture energy and subsequently re-emit photons at longer wavelengths.

It is naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis, a chemical reaction that turns sunlight into food.

Photosynthetically available radiation (PAR) refers to the spectral range (wave band) of solar radiation from 400 - 700 nanometers (the visible wavelengths and the spectrum used by plants for photosynthesis) that is absorbed by the chlorophyll molecule.

So, by increasing photosynthesis on earth by one - third, as much additional energy will be absorbed by plants as is released by all human activity.

The Sun is important because it provides the Earth heat, it creates our daylight by emiting electromagnetic radiation, it allows plants to grow via photosynthesis which in turn absorb carbon dioxide and create oxygen.

«Algae absorb carbon dioxide and are intrinsically solar - powered by photosynthesis, but C. zofingiensis has an added benefit in that it can be cultivated on non-arable land and in wastewater.»

Climate is driven largely by energy from the sun, and the manner in which this incoming solar radiation is reflected, absorbed, transformed (as in photosynthesis), or re-radiated (as heat).

The business plan had been to sell «carbon offset» credits earned by triggering blooms of phytoplankton that, in theory, would absorb a predictable amount of the climate - warming gas carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and then sink to the seabed.

This includes the energy trapped by photosynthesis, the majority that is not re-radiated, plus energy that is prevented from re-radiating back by reflecting from cloud cover or aerosols, absorbed by GHGs, and other mechanisms.

But also, it absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere, via its leaves, and by the process of photosynthesis converts that to organic (carbon based) compounds.

Since the amounts absorbed or emitted by plant photosynthesis and animal respiration are an order of magnitude greater than those emitted by humans, it is clear that a slight shift in either of these could represent a major shift in the balance.

Since plant photosynthesis absorbs around 15 times as much CO2 as is emitted by humans, once can see that a slight increase in photosynthesis resulting from higher concentrations could well absorb a significant portion of the human emission.

This 3D - printed concept wheel by tyre manufacturer Goodyear uses living moss to absorb moisture from the road, before converting it into oxygen through photosynthesis.

They are limited by the amount of energy absorbed and converted in photosynthesis, so without additional artificial sunlight, growth and productivity will not be enhanced with vertical arrangements.

Trees give us oxygen through photosynthesis by absorbing water through their roots, which is carried to their leaves and needles.

Each month, the upper limits on gross photosynthesis are set by the amount of light (PAR) absorbed by the LAI.

Here's Merriam Webster's version: Main Entry: carbon dioxide Function: noun: a heavy colorless gas CO 2 that does not support combustion, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal respiration and in the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable matter, is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, and is used in the carbonation of beverages I know you'll all correct me if i'm wrong in stating if CO2 has no scientific facts supporting global warming based upon a factor of greenhouse gases (as opposed to solar radiation in another post, which would be defined by variations in earth, space, or similar factors), then where does science determine that CO2 «disolves in water to form carbonic acid» and is «absorbed from the air by plants in photosythesis»?

Then 14C is oxidized to form carbon dioxide and circulates within the carbon cycle between different reservoirs, some of which are very inertial, and it gets eventually absorbed by trees by means of photosynthesis.

That means that well over half of the energy in the visible light that makes it through the partially reflective surface of the sun is absorbed by the water within the first 100 meters, photosynthesis is only possible in the top 200 meters (the Epipelagic zone) and virtually none of the energy penetrates past a kilometer in depth.

On land, vegetation absorbs CO2 by photosynthesis and converts it into organic matter.

Since photosynthesis absorbs around 15 times as much CO2 as is emitted by humans, once can see that a slight increase in photosynthesis resulting from higher concentrations could well absorb a significant portion of the human emission.

It ALL came in as «light» and was transformed into «heat» when absorbed by the Surface, into living things when photosynthesis transformed it into living things, and into potential energy when raised into the air by evaporation, and into wind and waves, and so on.

Is there any likelihood a bloom of plankton (from a freshwater pulse, or fallout of a dust cloud full of minerals, for example) would change the temperature of the surface water (change the reflectivity, I suppose, or change how much is absorbed by making more complicated molecules for photosynthesis)-- sufficient to make the water mass density change, affecting whether it sinks or not?