A researcher keeps young bean plants in a chamber under bright light at a constant temperature. Increasing the carbon dioxide concentration causes the rate of oxygen release to rise.
The researcher concludes: 'Temperature was the limiting factor before the carbon dioxide concentration was increased.'
Which is the best evaluation of the researcher's conclusion?
Correct, because the rise in oxygen release suggests that temperature and carbon dioxide were both limiting.
Incorrect, because the rise in oxygen release suggests that oxygen was the factor in shortest supply.
Correct, because the rise in oxygen release suggests that the temperature was below the optimum.
Incorrect, because the rise in oxygen release suggests that carbon dioxide was limiting before its concentration was increased.
117 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 1.4 Photosynthesis, covering 1.4.1 Photosynthesisers as biomass producers, 1.4.2 Factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis, and 1.4.3 Limiting factors in photosynthesis. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.