Sentences with phrase «by photosynthesis in»

, but some say up to 90 % of our oxygen is created by photosynthesis in the ocean.

The energy stored in petroleum and other fossil fuels was originally converted from sunlight by photosynthesis in the distant past.

Life is the dominant source of the molecular oxygen on our planet, as the gas is produced by photosynthesis in plants and microscopic, single - cell organisms.

Not exact matches

In a 2016 article in Science, one of us (Stephen Long) and colleagues at other institutions demonstrated that improving the efficiency of photosynthesis in tobacco increased its growth by 20 percenIn a 2016 article in Science, one of us (Stephen Long) and colleagues at other institutions demonstrated that improving the efficiency of photosynthesis in tobacco increased its growth by 20 percenin Science, one of us (Stephen Long) and colleagues at other institutions demonstrated that improving the efficiency of photosynthesis in tobacco increased its growth by 20 percenin tobacco increased its growth by 20 percent.

Editor's note (01/05/18): This article has been updated to clarify that the study by Stephen Long and others published in Science in 2016 involved improving the efficiency of photosynthesis in tobacco plants.

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

«In these environments that are dominated by marine plants, photosynthesis and respiration cause large differences in CO2 concentrations and the addition of anthropogenic carbon make these day - to - night differences even larger than they would be without that extra carbon,» said George Waldbusser, an Oregon State marine ecologist and co-author on the study, who serves as Pacella's Ph.D. adviseIn these environments that are dominated by marine plants, photosynthesis and respiration cause large differences in CO2 concentrations and the addition of anthropogenic carbon make these day - to - night differences even larger than they would be without that extra carbon,» said George Waldbusser, an Oregon State marine ecologist and co-author on the study, who serves as Pacella's Ph.D. advisein CO2 concentrations and the addition of anthropogenic carbon make these day - to - night differences even larger than they would be without that extra carbon,» said George Waldbusser, an Oregon State marine ecologist and co-author on the study, who serves as Pacella's Ph.D. adviser.

Taken together, the research data provides a picture, from the leaf scale to the global scale, suggesting that droughts in the Amazon basin are affecting levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere globally, both on a short - term basis though decreasing photosynthesis and on a longer term basis, by increasing tree mortality.

Plankton plays an important role in the ocean's carbon cycle by removing half of all CO2 from the atmosphere during photosynthesis and storing it deep under the sea — isolated from the atmosphere for centuries.

Incorporation of CNTs enhanced electron flow associated with photosynthesis by 49 % in extracted chloroplasts and by 30 % in leaves of living plants, and incorporation of cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) into extracted chloroplasts significantly reduced concentrations of superoxide, a compound that is toxic to plants.

To obtain sufficient moisture for photosynthesis and growth, redwoods reach into the air with leaves shaped like baseball mitts and capture the fog that rolls in by night and languishes through most mornings.

The BPEC cell developed by the researchers is based on the naturally occurring process of photosynthesis in plants, in which light drives electrons that produce storable chemical energetic molecules, that are the fuels of all cells in the animal and plant worlds.

Purdue University physicists are part of an international group using spinach to study the proteins involved in photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert the sun's energy into carbohydrates used to power cellular processes.

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.

In the most recent (December 2003) issue of Progress in Oceanography, researchers suggest this whopping increase was caused by a sudden influx of dead algae rich in carotenoids, pigments used by some plants for photosynthesiIn the most recent (December 2003) issue of Progress in Oceanography, researchers suggest this whopping increase was caused by a sudden influx of dead algae rich in carotenoids, pigments used by some plants for photosynthesiin Oceanography, researchers suggest this whopping increase was caused by a sudden influx of dead algae rich in carotenoids, pigments used by some plants for photosynthesiin carotenoids, pigments used by some plants for photosynthesis.

For this reason methanol fuel cells will be used, where the combination of methanol and oxygen produces water and carbon dioxide as a waste product (note that the carbon footprint in this case is neutral in that the methanol will be produced by photosynthesis, removing CO2 from the atmosphere).

In a recreation of Theodore Engelmann's 1883 experiment, in which he discovered that blue and red light were most favorable for photosynthesis, a skylight in the lobby will admit light that will be refracted by a prism and lenses intended to represent the optics of a microscopIn a recreation of Theodore Engelmann's 1883 experiment, in which he discovered that blue and red light were most favorable for photosynthesis, a skylight in the lobby will admit light that will be refracted by a prism and lenses intended to represent the optics of a microscopin which he discovered that blue and red light were most favorable for photosynthesis, a skylight in the lobby will admit light that will be refracted by a prism and lenses intended to represent the optics of a microscopin the lobby will admit light that will be refracted by a prism and lenses intended to represent the optics of a microscope.

A photosynthesis concept map might have «plants» and «photosynthesis» in different circles, plus a line from the first to the second labeled «make food by.»

They are the first known organisms to derive energy by photosynthesis while living in an environment naturally devoid of sunlight.

One way of making these processes cleaner is by using light energy, similar to how photosynthesis operates in nature.

This map shows the total increase of photosynthesis and carbon uptake by forests caused by all hurricanes in 2004.

Now, a new study from Barros reveals that the increase in forest photosynthesis and growth made possible by tropical cyclones in the southeastern United States captures hundreds of times more carbon than is released by all vehicles in the U.S. in a given year.

By comparing those disparate years to simulations of a year without tropical cyclone events, Lowman was able to calculate the effect tropical cyclones have on the rates of photosynthesis and carbon uptake in forests of the southeastern United States.

This was found to be due in part to enrichment of genes involved in sugar metabolism and transport, likely an adaptation to photosynthesis - derived plant carbon, generated by nature's «candy factories,» said Asaf Levy.

The team improved the plant's water - use - efficiency — the ratio of carbon dioxide entering the plant to water escaping — by 25 percent without significantly sacrificing photosynthesis or yield in real - world field trials.

Photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and select bacteria convert the sun's light energy into chemical energy, takes place in a cellular organelle called the chloroplast.

Scientists are learning to mimic nature to produce clean energy, by re-creating photosynthesis in the lab.

«By manipulating photoprotection in plants, it may be possible to improve the efficiency of photosynthesis, and one potential outgrowth of that is higher crop productivity,» said Krishna Niyogi, a faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab's Division of Molecular Biophysics and Integrative Bioimaging and a UC Berkeley professor of plant and microbial biology.

Doubling of the carbon dioxide concentration will cause global plant photosynthesis to increase by about one third, according to a paper published in the journal Nature.

The researchers engineered a strain in which a Synechococcus gene normally turned on during photosynthesis signals its activity by switching on the gene for luciferase, an enzyme from another bacterium that drives a light - emitting chemical reaction.

Chlorarachniophytes can also carry out photosynthesis; they are one of two groups of protozoa that, at some point in their history, have acquired chloroplasts by engulfing a green alga.

Global Earth System Models (ESMs) all predict that global photosynthesis will increase with carbon dioxide, but they differ by a factor of three in the size of this «CO2 fertilization».

In response to drought, the pinyons close the tiny openings on their needles known as stomata to conserve water but, by doing so, also block their supply of carbon dioxide, thus shutting down photosynthesis, Adams says.

«Although tiny, these organisms are a vital part of the Earth's life support system, providing half of the oxygen generated each year on Earth by photosynthesis and lying at the base of marine food chains on which all other life in the ocean depends.»

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert energy from the sunlight into chemical energy in the form of sugars.

Deep - sea organisms including mussels thrive in the extreme environments of hydrothermal vents and cold seeps which are characterised by high hydrostatic pressure, lack of photosynthesis - derived food, variable temperatures and high concentrations of toxic substances.

Because plants take up CO2 during photosynthesis, it has long been assumed that they will provide a large carbon «sink» to help offset increases in atmospheric CO2 caused by the burning of fossil fuels.

Lead author Nigel D'Souza, then a postdoctoral researcher at Lamont, discovered the phytoplankton response to oil seeps while on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico monitoring chlorophyll fluorescence — energy that is emitted as light by compounds inside phytoplankton cells used for photosynthesis.

In climate change scenarios simulated by the model GOTILWA + — within the Consolider - Ingenio project Montes and the research project Med - Forestream — , net primary productivity of Spanish forests (how much carbon dioxide plants take in during photosynthesis minus how much carbon dioxide they release during respiration) will decrease from the second half of this centurIn climate change scenarios simulated by the model GOTILWA + — within the Consolider - Ingenio project Montes and the research project Med - Forestream — , net primary productivity of Spanish forests (how much carbon dioxide plants take in during photosynthesis minus how much carbon dioxide they release during respiration) will decrease from the second half of this centurin during photosynthesis minus how much carbon dioxide they release during respiration) will decrease from the second half of this century.

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.

In this experiment, he was piecing together the story of the air that the trees were «breathing in» by photosynthesis each yeaIn this experiment, he was piecing together the story of the air that the trees were «breathing in» by photosynthesis each yeain» by photosynthesis each year.

In the traditional view of photosynthesis, the energy carried by photons streaming from the sun is transferred by bouncing from one chlorophyll molecule to the next, a process that ultimately builds simple carbohydrates from water and carbon dioxide.

According to University of British Columbia (UBC) research published this week in Scientific Reports, 30 per cent of the microbes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kabuno Bay grow by a type of photosynthesis that oxidizes (rusts) iron rather than converting water into oxygen like plants and algae.

Atrazine works by inhibiting photosynthesis in plants, but can disrupt endocrine pathways in animals.

Titanium is not an essential nutrient for plants, Raliya says, but boosts light absorption by increasing chlorophyll content in the leaves and promotes photosynthesis, properties Biswas» lab discovered while creating solar cells.

They found that photosynthesis rates were higher during the day in tanks containing fish, probably helped by the fish's fin strokes wafting away water containing high levels of oxygen.

Wennberg says that combining such measurements with OCO - 2 data could help researchers to detect hourly variations in CO2 production caused by plant photosynthesis — or even by rush - hour traffic in some large urban areas.

However, achieving artificial photosynthesis in solution remains limited by the use of costly and toxic metal - based compounds to harvest light.

Peering deep into these proteins, Fleming and his colleagues at the University of California at Berkeley and at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the driving engine of a key step in photosynthesis, the process by which plants and some microorganisms convert water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into oxygen and carbohydrates.

Even when studying agriculture in South Africa, he had been attracted by the science of crop protection, and his Ph.D. research on electron transport in photosynthesis was highly relevant to the industry: «Herbicides are specifically developed to work against the photosynthetic apparatus,» he explains.