* Impact on the ecosystem: Positive: food for other animals Negative: can eat and damage plants * Where to find: Under logs‚ moist leaf liter‚ in pet food dishes‚ flower pots (have water)‚ and under stones and bricks. Live in moist and shaded areas. Objectives: * Observe various aspects of a terrestrial isopod * Conduct experiments examining the responses of isopods to various environmental factors * Design and conduct an investigation of animal behavior: will the Isopods
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ANTIOXIDATIVE PROPERTY OF SOURSOP LEAF EXTRACT A Research Proposal Presented to The Faculty of University of Baguio Science High School In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Subject Research III Quimson‚ Crystal Ivy O. Osias‚ Dymphna Xel D. Choi‚ Brian March 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Table of contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM Background of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reading Guide Chapter 10: Photosynthesis Fred and Theresa Holtzclaw Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education‚ Inc. - 1 - Name_______________________Period___________ Chapter 10: Photosynthesis This chapter is as challenging as the one you just finished on cellular respiration. However‚ conceptually it will be a little easier because the concepts learned in Chapter 9—namely‚ chemiosmosis and an electron transport system—will play a central role in photosynthesis. 1. As a review‚ define
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Photosynthesis vs. Solar Cells When the subject of solar energy is discussed both the ideas and processes of photosynthesis and solar cells are the basis of these conversations. While both are processing or converting light into energy‚ which will be explained further‚ it is the type of energy that is vastly different. Photosynthesis as a process used by certain plants to convert the suns energy into food. When the electromagnetic energy from the sun reaches a green plant the chlorophyll
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how light intensity affects the rate of photosynthesis in pondweed. The rate of photosynthesis will be measured by the number of bubbles given off (considering that oxygen is produced as a waste gas during photosynthesis). The light intensity is measured by the distance between the lamp and pondweed. Fair test: Fix: the amount of pondweed‚ the amount of water and sodium hydrogen carbonate solution in the test tube‚ the time allowed for each experiment Change: the distance from the lamp to the
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to determine the points of the highest absorbance and transmittance percentages. (Hickey‚ Mary Kay). For this experiment‚ a Bausch and Lomb Spectrophotometer was used. Often objects appear colored because of their absorption of light within regions of the visible spectrum. The color of light we can see is composed of the wavelengths that the object did not absorb. Photosynthesis in plants takes place in organelles called chloroplasts. Chloroplasts contain a number of coloured compounds‚ known
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Influence of the Amount of Light on Photosynthesis and Transmittance “I pledge that no unauthorized assistance has been given or received in the completion of this work. Experiments described were performed by me and/or my lab group and this write-up is entirely my own creative work.” X________________________________________ I. Introduction Photosynthesis is the process that plants use to convert light energy into chemical energy. The reactants of photosynthesis include carbon dioxide (CO2)‚
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#2 Elodea and Photosynthesis by __________________ Name:_____________________ Class:_____________________ Teacher:_____________________ Date:_____________________ Elodea and Photosynthesis Introduction: Photosynthetic organisms (cyanobacteria) first evolved about 3.5 billion years ago and are the oldest know fossils on Earth. Cyanobacteria live in water‚ can manufacture their own food‚ and are one of the most important groups of bacteria on Earth. The Cyanobacteria have been important
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Biodiversity of invertebrates found in leaf litter in the Solebury woods Introduction: We are trying to compare the biodiversity of leaf litter invertebrates in forested areas on each side of the horseshoe trail on Solebury School’s campus. Each area has significantly different ecological histories. Leaf litter invertebrates are essential to the forests wood web. At the base off the food web are the main producers which would be trees or shrubbery. Then there are the primary
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Experiment 10 - Flow Characteristics of Valves NAME: CHER SUNG KANG GROUP NUMBER: B21 EXPERIMENT NUMBER: 10 DATE OF EXPERIMENT: 28/11/2011 DATE OF REPORT SUBMISSION: 5/11/2011 MARK/20 (for demonstrator use): Introduction Aim: 1. Describe operation of various types of valves 2. Measure frictional losses due to flows through different valves 3. Identify sources of errors Background & theory: In this experiment‚ the relationship between volumetric flow rate and percentages
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