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Hungry!

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on: Aug 13, 2013
Photosynthesis begins to decline when leaves wilt because
A) chloroplasts within wilted leaves are incapable of photosynthesis.
B) CO2 accumulates in the leaves and inhibits the enzymes needed for photosynthesis.
C) there is insufficient water for photolysis during the light reactions.
D) stomata close, restricting CO2 entry into the leaf.
E) wilted leaves cannot absorb the red and blue wavelengths of light.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 30, 2013
Pick D, i got it right :P


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Reply #2 on: Jun 23, 2014
Awesome! Thank you ;D


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