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Agriculture · Q100

Environmental Science In Agricultural

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 100

Q100

Annual carbon fixation by photosynthesis is

A.
7 × 1013
Answer
B.
7 × 1010
C.
7 × 1012
D.
7 × 1020

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Annual carbon fixation by photosynthesis is 7 × 1013.
The primary form of inorganic carbon that is fixed is carbon dioxide (CO2). It is estimated that approximately 258 billion tons of carbon dioxide are converted by photosynthesis annually.
The majority of the fixation occurs in terrestrial environments, especially the tropics. The gross amount of carbon dioxide fixed is much larger since approximately 40% is consumed by respiration following photosynthesis.