Back to your test review

The law of limiting factors was proposed by

(a) Blackman Correct
(b) Liebig Your answer
(c) Hatch and Slack Your answer
(d) Arnon Your answer

Your answer: Correct answer: (a)

Advertisement

Explanation

Why (a) is correct

Blackman (1905) gave the law of limiting factors: when a process depends on several factors, its rate is set by the factor nearest its minimum value.

Why the other options are wrong

(b) · your answer Liebig gave the law of the minimum for nutrients in crop growth.
(c) · your answer Hatch and Slack described the C₄ pathway.
(d) · your answer Arnon worked on photophosphorylation and essential elements, not limiting factors.

NCERT point: At any time, the factor in least supply limits the rate of photosynthesis.

Thank you! We will check this question.

Practise Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Take a free 15-question NEET Biology test on this chapter. Timed, scored instantly.

Start free test

Similar questions

At a temperature above 35°C, During the monsoon, the rice crop of the eastern states of India gives lower yield because of the limiting factor of The only enzyme that can act both as a carboxylase and as an oxygenase, and is the most abundant enzyme on earth, is