Question

Percentage energy (of total incident radiation) captured by photosynthetic process is ______.

Options

• 50%

• 1–5%

• 0.8–4%

• 0.2–1%

Answer 1

Percentage energy (of total incident radiation) captured by photosynthetic process is 1–5%.

Explanation:

About 1–5% of the incident solar radiation is captured by photosynthesis as gross primary productivity. The 0.8–4% figure represents net primary productivity.