LEAF & PHOTOSYNTHESIS SIMULATION
▸ Build leaf cross-section…
▸ Scatter chloroplasts into palisade & spongy mesophyll
▸ Open stomata, connect gas exchange
▸ Wire up the photosynthesis equation
▸ Calibrate limiting factors…
▸ Ready — Online. ✅
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Leaf & Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
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chloroplast · stomata
Factors & rate
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Photosynthesis
the scarcest factor is limiting
Light
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CO₂
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Water
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Stomata
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Photosynthesis rate
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Limiting factor
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Note
Photosynthesis is set by the scarcest factor. Too little water → stomata close → CO₂ can't enter → it stops.
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Adjust light / CO₂ / water on the right · try night & drought · click a chloroplast/structure for details
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Photosynthesis over the day/night cycle
photosynthesis (cycle)