NEETBiologyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
Plants adapted to low light intensity have
- Alarger photosynthetic unit size than the sum plants
- Bhigher rate of CO2 fixation than the sun plants
- Cmore extended root system
- Dleaves modified to spines.
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Correct answer: A
To absorb more sunlight (quantitatively), the plants growing in low light conditions have larger photosynthetic unit size. It means that they have more number of chlorophyll molecules per reaction center. to trap more light energy available to them.
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