limiting factors
What limiting factors means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Whichever factor is in shortest supply at any moment, setting the rate of photosynthesis: light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration or temperature.
The factor in shortest supply relative to need; changing a non-limiting factor has little or no effect on rate.
Topics that use limiting factors
- Photosynthesis (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Photosynthesis (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- photolysis of water
- Accessory pigments
- ATP hydrolysis
- Carbohydrate synthesis and storage
- chemiosmosis
- Chloroplast ultrastructure
- colorimetry
- Compartmentalisation of photosynthesis
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