Question

Why plants in forests do not make use of all the light energy available to them?

(a) Because plants do not require energy

(b) Because plants are grown only in the winter season

(c) Because of the absence of chlorophyll

(d) Because sunlight doesn’t fall on the leaves fully

The question was posed to me in an internship interview.

I want to ask this question from Energy Flow in the Ecosystem in section Ecosystems of Energy Management

Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) Because sunlight doesn’t fall on the leaves fully

To explain: All plants require light energy in order to obtain energy. This energy is providing by sun known as ultimate source of energy. When sun light falls on the plants in the dense forest due to its shady branches of big trees which forms canopy.