The 'Emerson enhancement effect' demonstrated that photosynthesis is more efficient when: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The 'Emerson enhancement effect' demonstrated that photosynthesis is more efficient when:
A. Plants are exposed to only far-red light
B. Plants are exposed to both red and far-red light simultaneously
C. Plants are exposed to only red light
D. Plants are kept in complete darkness
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The Emerson enhancement effect, discovered by Robert Emerson in 1957, provided crucial evidence for the existence of two distinct photosystems (PSI and PSII) in photosynthesis. He observed that the rate of photosynthesis (measured by oxygen evolution) under far-red light (>680 nm) alone was very low. However, when far-red light was combined with shorter wavelength red light (

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