Every fall, Mrs. Rockel and her family rake over 100 bags of leaves. This year we raked only 60 bags, a considerable decrease compared to the past several years. Using your knowledge of the process of photosynthesis, construct a logical hypothesis to explain why. Please help

''Photosynthesis directly affect the vegetative growth of plants''

Explanation:

''Photosynthesis directly affect the vegetative growth of plants'' is the hypothesis that shows decrease occur in the bags of leaves. Photosynthesis is directly related to vegetative growth because Photosynthesis is a process of making food by using sunlight, this food is used by the plant to bear more number of leaves so if the process of photosynthesis is done properly, no decrease occur in the bags of leaves.

answer; i believe the correct answer is ( proteins );