Question

During photosynthesis, plants convert radiant energy into chemical energy. The amount of chemical energy produced is less than the amount of energy absorbed by the plant in the form of light. Which best explains what happens to the remaining light energy?

Answer 1

Answer:

.It is lost as heat due to energy transformation.

Explanation:

When plants make sugar they convert light energy into chemical energy. The heat energy released is equivalent to the light energy which a plant requires to make sugar out of carbondioxide and water. During photosynthesis, energy of light is absorbed by chlorophyll and is lost as heat due to energy transformation. Oxygen is released as by products and diffuses out of the plant into the atmosphere.