The plant’s chloroplasts‚ along with water‚ carbon dioxide‚ and light are the essential elements required for photosynthesis to take place. The “photo” part of photosynthesis is in reference to the fact that the process requires light. The simplest form of the photosynthesis equation is: H2O + CO2 ----light----> (CH2O)N + O2 As shown in the equation‚ photosynthesis produces carbohydrates‚ but more importantly‚ it produces oxygen. In 1937‚ Robert Hill discovered that chloroplasts in water could
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Respiration Photosynthesis Organelles Mitochondria Chloroplast Organelle Structures The double-membraned mitochondrion can be loosely described as a large wrinkled bag packed inside of a smaller‚ unwrinkled bag. The two membranes create distinct compartments within the organelle‚ and are themselves very different in structure and in function. Two membranes contain and protect the inner parts of the chloroplast. The stroma is an area inside of the chloroplast where reactions occur and starches (sugars)
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Absorption of isolated chloroplasts To test absorption of isolated chloroplasts from spinach absorption readings were taken at a series of different wavelengths. Absorption Maxima of the isolated chloroplasts were observed at wavelengths of 440 and 680 with corresponding absorbance values of 0.792 and 0.589 were noted (Fig 1.). Absorption minima of the isolated chloroplasts was noted at a wavelength of 580 at an absorption of 0.291 (Fig 1.). This indicated that green light is reflected strongly
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functions; the smooth endoplasmic reticulum processes lipids‚ and the rough endoplasmic reticulum synthesizes and modifies proteins. Mito stands for the mitochondrion. The mitochondrion provides needed energy for the cell. Chlora stands for the chloroplast. The chloroplast absorbs energy from the sunlight to create energy and food for the
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BIOLOGY DCN PHOTOSYNTHESIS LAB # 6 Effect of varying coloured filters on the photosynthetic rate of spinach chloroplasts The data below is just representative of what trends and relationships you were supposed to see. Numbers can vary. Absorbance at 620 nm for each treatment DCPIP + chloroplasts t=0 min. 0.93 0.945 0.905 0.915 t=3 min. 0.95 0.731 0.83 0.816 change in A620 -0.02 0.214 0.075 0.099 t=0 min. t=3 min. change in A620 t=0 min. t=3 min. change
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Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis Problem: We are going to separate and identify pigments and other molecules from cell extracts through a process called chromatography. We will also test the theory that light and chloroplasts are required for light reactions to occur. Background: Pigments are chemical compounds which reflect only certain wavelengths of visible light. This is what makes them seem colorful. Many things contain pigments including flowers‚ corals‚ and even skin. More important than
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photosynthetic capability of chloroplasts. As light intensity increases‚ it is apparent that the rate of photosynthesis begins to decrease until a certain level of light saturation. If the intensity extends over a certain tolerance level‚ photo inhibition occurs. The light used for photosynthesis requires a specific wavelength for the pigments in chloroplast to absorb it. Light independent reactions occur in the stoma of the chloroplast whereas the light reactions occur in chloroplasts that sit on the thylakoid
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Lil Dejay C4 2/10/14 Photosynthesis: Making Energy Chloroplasts Photosynthesis is a process in which sunlight energy is used to make glucose. The site of photosynthesis is in the chloroplast – an organelle found in the leaves of green plants. The main functions of chloroplasts are to produce food (glucose) during photosynthesis‚ and to store food energy. Chloroplasts contain the pigment‚ chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs most of the colors in the color spectrum‚ and reflects only green and yellow
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to have been a big splash in the form of endosymbiosis‚ a condition in which different organisms live together. The idea that endosymbiosis has been around since 1905 when a Russian biologist‚ C. Mereschkowsky‚ hypothesized that plastids‚ like chloroplasts‚ are decedents of bacteria like organisms. Another idea came up in 1927 when I. Wallin straightforwardly predicted that the mitochondria‚ discovered in the late 1800s‚ had evolved from a type of bacteria. The Endosymbiotic Theory was first proposed
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the Plant cell has an affixed shape. They have a more of a rectangular shape. Chloroplast‚ Vacuole and the Cell wall are only found in Plant cells. The Chloroplast is the organelle for the whole system of Photosynthesis. Chloroplasts are found in mesophyll cells (which are found in the leaves) of green plants. They convert light into energy; therefore the energy is the plant’s food. The chemical in Chloroplast is called ‘Chlorophyll’; this is the chemical that generates the process of photosynthesis
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