Claire Graham BSC 2010L November 4th‚ 2015 Effects of Light Intensity and Wavelength on Photosynthesis of Spinach Leaves By replacing the air pockets in spinach leaf disks with a bicarbonate solution and allowing the disks to sit in the solution while being exposed to different light conditions‚ we were able to observe the effects of various light intensities as well as colors on the rate of photosynthesis. As the spinach leaves photosynthesized‚ oxygen pushed out the solution and filled the intercellular
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Red from Green Maile Meloy’s short story “Red from Green” was first published in 2009. The short story is about the fifteen years old Sam Turner. Every year she goes on a float trip with her dad. This year Sam’s uncle and a client called Layton from her uncle’s law firm follow them on the trip. Layton compliments Sam’s white teeth and teaches her how to shoot with a gun he got with him on the trip. One night Sam gives Layton some massage because he has an old injury in his bag. When Sam’s dad and
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Red from Green by Maile Meloy Being a teenager‚ growing up‚ is not easy. There are a lot of things to think about and many feelings to relate to. You have to make some decisions and that is not always easy either‚ even if they sound easy. A decision could be what to wear for a party or it could be bigger decisions that will have influence on your life. The story‚ Red from Green‚ is mainly set on the river and in the woods beside it‚ where Sam‚ her father‚ her uncle Harry and one of her uncle’s
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The story Red from Green is written by Maile Meloy and published in 2006. The story takes place in the summer of July. The story involves four individuals mainly Sam Turner who is assumingly our main character. Sam‚ her father‚ her uncle Harry‚ who is a lawyer‚ and his client Layton are on a float trip together. For Sam and her father it is their annual float trip. It is a short trip of usually three or five days. Sam Turner is a fifteen-year-old teenager from Montana. She has been offered a scholarship
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May 2012 The Effect of Light on Snapdragon Flowers Introduction: It is a well-known fact that plants need light for nourishment‚ yet many people are ignorant of the reasons behind this. The biological process by which green plants utilize carbon dioxide‚ water and sunlight to form their own food is called photosynthesis (unknown). Past research has demonstrated that red and blue rays maximize this process (Rothenburger‚ 1993). The purpose of this experiment was to examine the effect of several different
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In conclusion‚ one can determine how photosynthesis is impacted by light intensity through the experimentation on ivy leaf disks in a bicarbonate solution. The function of the sodium bicarbonate in this experiment was to provide a sufficient amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) for the photosynthesis process to occur. Without CO2 or any of the other necessary reactants‚ glucose nor oxygen cannot be produced. The leaves rise and sink due to photosynthesis occurring in the plant cells. As the carbon from
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many variables that could affect the rate of photosynthesis and the net consumption of carbon dioxide. In this experiment‚ the effects of how the intensity of light energy affected photosynthesis were observed. Two pieces of elodea was placed into separate beakers and one of the beakers was placed under a bulb of lower intensity and the other beaker being placed under a higher intensity bulb. The results showed that the beaker under the higher intensity light energy had a higher consumption of carbon
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The effects of different wavelengths of light on the rate of photosynthesis Introduction This experiment was performed to investigate the effects of different wavelengths of light on the rate of photosynthesis. If a multiple colored film petri dishes are place under a 50 watt lamp‚ then the rate of photosynthesis will be greater for those with red‚ blue and clear film‚ than those with green and black film. We believed the petri dishes with the red‚ blue and clear film would produce the best
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The effect of differing wavelengths of visible light on the photosynthetic activity of Beta vulgaris Introduction Photosynthesis is a crucial biological process that occurs within the chloroplasts of plant cells where CO2 + H2O + Sunlight C6H12O6 + O2. The chloroplasts use light‚ an electromagnetic energy source‚ to produce food for the plant in the form of sugar molecules. During photosynthesis‚ the excited electrons from the light pass through proteins in the electron transport chain (ETC)‚ where
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The Green Light in The Great Gatsby The flashing light at the end of the dock across the water is first symbolically associated with Daisy. However‚ throughout the novel it gains new aspects and connotations‚ covering a full circle at the end of the novel. Throughout the novel the green light symbolizes various elements: Daisy’s love‚ money‚ renewal‚ death‚ and American Dream. The green light is introduced in chapter one for the first time: He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a
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