Based on Figure 3.1, determine (a) The percentage of sunlight that is captured by photosynthesis, (b) The
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Based on Figure 3.1, determine
(a) The percentage of sunlight that is captured by photosynthesis,
(b) The percentage of photosynthesis that occurs in land plants and the percentage that occurs in aquatic plants, and
(c) The percentage of the energy captured by all plants that is eventually released when the plants decay.
Figure 3.1
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Aquatic plants Sunlight Photosynthesis 25 TW Decay - 25 TW 65 TW 8.6 x 106W (86 PW) 9.0 × 10¹³ W (90 TW) Land plants Decay - 50 TW Human use of biomass Agriculture (5 TW) Wood products and wood fuel (5 TW) Other industrial use and waste (5 TW)
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