{"id":506,"date":"2023-06-12T13:03:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=506"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:13:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:43:54","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-statements-best-describes-carbon-fertilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-statements-best-describes-carbon-fertilization","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which of the following statements best describes \u201ccarbon fertilization\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increased\u00a0<strong>plant growth<\/strong>\u00a0due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased\u00a0<strong>temperature<\/strong>\u00a0of Earth due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased\u00a0<strong>acidity of oceans\u00a0<\/strong>as a result of increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adaptation of\u00a0<strong>all living beings<\/strong>\u00a0on Earth to the climate change brought about by the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Increased plant growth due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Carbon Fertilization<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is the&nbsp;<strong>artificial enrichment of the atmosphere of greenhouses with carbon dioxide<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the phenomenon that the<strong>&nbsp;increase of&nbsp;carbon&nbsp;dioxide in the atmosphere increases the rate of photosynthesis in plants.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impact of carbon fertilization:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Increase in the photosynthetic rate<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increases the water use efficiency<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plants&nbsp;distribute a&nbsp;<strong>greater proportion of photosynthate to roots&nbsp;<\/strong>under a high concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;r<strong>eproductive&nbsp;biomass growth, as well as vegetative biomass growth<\/strong>,&nbsp;is usually increased by elevated carbon dioxide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_1be7ae-52 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_1be7ae-52 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_1be7ae-52\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (a) Increased plant growth due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 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