One day, “supercharged plants” may help feed people around the world. Supercharged plants are ones that grow faster than normal plant life. Scientists can speed up the growth by modifying, or changing, the structure of plants’ genes. The modifications make them react quickly to changes in light. This all has to do with photosynthesis, the process in which plants turn sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into food. Steve Long is a plant biologist with the University of Illinois. Arguably, photosynthesis is the most important process on our planet. It is the driving force behind all of life. Plants grow fastest in the sun. That is when they make the most food for themselves. But their rate of growth can slow when things like clouds or trees block sunlight. But when the sun returns, it can take many minutes for growth to speed up again. This can be a problem because it means some of our most important crop plants are not as productive as they could be.
What does photosynthesis mean?
when the roots of a plant grow above the soil
the process plants use to make food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water
when a plant is torn from the ground
when a plant grows at a rapid rate
Which one of these items can slow the rate of growth in plants?
oxygen
clouds
rain
sunlight
Plants grow fastest in the sun.
ocean
sand
sun
dark