Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis — practice question

The graph illustrates the concentration of oxygen in the air spaces of a green leaf of a plant over a $12$-hour interval. Which statement is correct about carbon dioxide in the air spaces during time X?

  • ACarbon dioxide is being produced because the rate of photosynthesis is greater than the rate of respiration.
  • BCarbon dioxide is being produced because the rate of respiration is greater than the rate of photosynthesis.
  • CCarbon dioxide is being used because the rate of photosynthesis is greater than the rate of respiration.
  • DCarbon dioxide is being used because the rate of respiration is greater than the rate of photosynthesis.

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