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Why does the rate of photosynthesis decrease at higher temperatures?
BiologyPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants
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Photosynthesis is an enzyme specific process. All enzymes works at an optimum temperature (i.e., 25-35 ${ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ). As temperature increases, enzyme gets denatured thus leading to fall in the rate of photosynthesis.

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