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How do humans affect photosynthesis?


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Photosynthesis:

  1. The process through which plants prepare their food using various environmental resources is termed photosynthesis.
  2. The green plants that contain chlorophyll pigment can perform photosynthesis.
  3. In this process the light energy coming from the sun is converted to chemical energy and later used by the plants.
  4. The environmental resources used by the plants are - carbon dioxide, water, nutrients, and solar energy.

Effect of human actions on photosynthesis:

  1. Various anthropogenic actions are drastically damaging our environmental resources.
  2. Pollution caused by human actions is deteriorating the quality of soil, water, and air.
  3. Due to this, plants find it difficult to absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
  4. The impurities present in the air, water, and soil are harming the plant's ability to take up desired materials, thus, the process of photosynthesis is also being disturbed.

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