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1. What temperature is the maximum rate of photosynthesis? Would you describe this temperature as hot, warm, cool or cold for East Texas? Justify your answer.
2. What temperature is the maximum rate of respiration? Would you describe this temperature as hot, warm, cool or cold for East Texas? Justify your answer.
3. At what temperature are the rates of photosynthesis and respiration equal? What does this mean for the plant?
4. If you are growing potatoes in your garden, hoping to harvest a good crop of nice potatoes, would your potatoes grow best in the spring or summer here in East Texas? Why?
5. What is going to happen to the potato plant if the temperature remains above 45 °C? Why?
6. What is going to happen to the potato plant if the temperature remains at 25 °C, but the plant has a black box placed over it and it is in complete darkness for 3 weeks? Why?
7. What is going to happen to the potato plant if the plant is deprived of carbon dioxide? Why?
8. Potato bugs devour all the leaves of the plant. Do you think the plant will make nice tubers? Why or why not?