Question

A scientist did an experiment using a chemical inhibitor that stops photosynthesis for a certain type of plant. He grew two plants, giving the chemical to one plant and not to the other. Both plants were given equal amounts of water and sunlight. He then measured the growth of both plants as shown in the table below.
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Why did the plant that could not photosynthesize stop growing?
A.
It did not have enough other plants to consume for food.
B.
It did not have enough food for building materials.
C.
It did not have enough light to grow.
D.
It did not have enough water to grow.

Answer 1

B. The inhibitor wouldn’t stop sunlight or water, but it stops glucose production (from photosynthesis) and u could call glucose the plant’s food.