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Biology — Fate of Light Energy

What happens to sunlight striking a leaf.

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Fate of light energy in a leafSunlight100Reflected10Transmitted10Absorbed80Heat60Chemical energy (glucose)20Conserved — 100 in, 100 out, across 6 nodes and 5 flows. The widths add up.6 nodes named only by a flow — `Sunlight`, `Reflected`, `Transmitted`, `Absorbed`, `Heat`, `Chemical energy (glucose)`. They are drawn under the bare id with …Conserved: 100 enters at `Sunlight` and 100 leaves at `Reflected`, `Transmitted`, `Heat`, `Chemical energy (glucose)`, and every one of the 1 node between the…

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title "Fate of light energy in a leaf"
flow "Sunlight" "Reflected" 10
flow "Sunlight" "Transmitted" 10
flow "Sunlight" "Absorbed" 80
flow "Absorbed" "Heat" 60
flow "Absorbed" "Chemical energy (glucose)" 20