This experiment focuses on the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis. In simple terms this refers to how the production rate of the products of photosynthesis (oxygen and glucose) will be affected by a light source at different distances. The hypothesis states that “If there is a higher light intensity‚ then more oxygen and glucose molecules will be produced‚ and the rate of photosynthesis will increase.” This hypothesis was accepted. This was determined by counting the number of
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Introduction: Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants use the light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into simple sugar called glucose‚ which provides a basic energy source for the plant. Photosynthesis occurs in leaves that contain specialized cell structures called chloroplasts. Chloroplasts contain molecules of a green pigment called chlorophyll‚ consisting largely of carbon and hydrogen. It gives green color and absorbs the necessary light for photosynthesis. Chloroplasts
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rate of photosynthesis increased from a cold temperature to room temperature; however‚ the rate of photosynthesis decreased in the body temperature. This means that the hypothesis was rejected. The rate of photosynthesis did increase‚ but only to a certain point. Based on these results‚ it can be concluded that photosynthesis performs better at room temperature that at cold temperature because thee low temperature slows down the reactions taking place in the chloroplasts. Photosynthesis performs
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needed for photosynthesis. The process of photosynthesis occurs in all plants‚ plants absorb sunlight through the leaves using the chlorophyll pigments in the leaf cells. The carbon dioxide diffuses through the stomata‚ under the leaf. The roots of the plants absorb the water from the soil and then the xylem will transport the water and nutrients upward to the leaves. As well as that the roots also store nutrients and anchor the plant. Plants also need Nitrogen to allow them to photosynthesis. Plants
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path of the light. This occurs the most at the analytical wavelength‚ where the most light is absorbed by the particles. When light of this wavelength hits the particles‚ it is absorbed and there is no chance that it will reach the sensor in the spectrophotometer. However‚ if a solution is analyzed with a wavelength corresponding to the color of the particles‚
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Chlorophyll Extraction This easy science project shows simple and efficient method of chlorophyll extraction from a plant. This is only a demonstration of working method which can be refined and used for a full scale science project. Plants contain many pigments in different proportions. For flowering plants it’s mostly a combination of chlorophyll-A‚ chlorophyll-B‚ pheophytin and Carotenes. These pigments have shades of green‚ blue green‚ grayish‚ and yellow-orange. Their concentration is
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Title: Rate of Photosynthesis Introduction: Photosynthesis occurs in plants where the light energy changes to chemical energy. This process occurs in the chloroplast of the plant cell in order to have gas exchange in the organism. Purpose: To measure the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis in the leaf cells. Hypothesis: The higher the concentration of the sodium bicarbonate solution‚ the faster the leaf of the plant will rise to the surface of the water in the beaker‚ 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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Introduction The purpose of this lab is to determine which pigments in a plant support or effect photosynthesis‚ based on starch production‚ which wavelengths of light are involved in photosynthesis‚ and identify plant pigments found in a plant leaf by means of paper chromatography. Life on Earth is dependent entirely on the energy from the Sun‚ not only to keep the planet at a suitable temperature but also to provide the energy required to sustain life. The energy of the Sun‚ in the form of
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The starting material for this lab was the dialyzed sample (stored at -20ᵒ C) from the previous lab. The CM sephadex resin (taken in a 50 mL tube) was already made swollen using Buffer C (20 mM HEPES‚ pH 7.9; 1 mM EDTA; 50 mM KCl). The dialyzed sample was thawed to the room temperature and gently poured over the resin. The tube was capped and kept on a rocker at room temperature for 1 hour. The tube was then centrifuged in a HS-4 rotor at 2500 rpm (1200g) for 5 minutes at 4ᵒ C. Supernatant was discarded
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