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Q. $85-90\%$ of all photosynthesis of the world is carried out by

Chhattisgarh PMTChhattisgarh PMT 2007

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Green plants capture solar energy and convert it into chemical energy by the process known as photosynthesis. About $90\%$ of the total photosynthesis in the world is carried out by algae growing mainly in oceans. Only $0.2\%$ the light energy falling on earth is utilized by photosynthetic pigments.