Biological Science (6th Edition)
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Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
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Chapter 10, Problem 14PIAT
A promising group of organisms for biofuel production are microalgae like Chlamydomonasreinhardtii. When grown in full sunlight, however, they have a reduced yield of chemical energy per photon absorbed. What is likely happening to the absorbed light energy that is not being used to drive photosynthesis?
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