The green plants in a terrestrial ecosystem capture about ______ percent of the energy of sunlight that falls on their leaves and convert it into food energy.

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The correct answer is Option (3) -1

The green plants in a terrestrial ecosystem capture about:1 percent

of the energy of sunlight that falls on their leaves and convert it into food energy.

This phenomenon is known as the "photosynthetic efficiency" of plants. While plants are highly efficient at converting light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis, the overall process is not 100% efficient. Only a small fraction of the sunlight that falls on the leaves is actually absorbed and used for photosynthesis. The remaining sunlight may be reflected, transmitted through the leaves, or absorbed by other substances in the environment.

Typically, photosynthetic efficiency ranges from 0.1% to 2%, with an average of around 1%. This means that for every 100 units of sunlight energy that strike a plant's leaves, only about 1 unit of energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates through photosynthesis. The rest of the energy is either lost as heat during photosynthesis or used for other metabolic processes within the plant.

The green plants in a terrestrial ecosystem capture about:1 percent

of the energy of sunlight that falls on their leaves and convert it into food energy.

This phenomenon is known as the "photosynthetic efficiency" of plants. While plants are highly efficient at converting light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis, the overall process is not 100% efficient. Only a small fraction of the sunlight that falls on the leaves is actually absorbed and used for photosynthesis. The remaining sunlight may be reflected, transmitted through the leaves, or absorbed by other substances in the environment.

Typically, photosynthetic efficiency ranges from 0.1% to 2%, with an average of around 1%. This means that for every 100 units of sunlight energy that strike a plant's leaves, only about 1 unit of energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates through photosynthesis. The rest of the energy is either lost as heat during photosynthesis or used for other metabolic processes within the plant.