PHOTOSYNTHESIS (How do the light dependent and light independent reactions provide food for a plant?) Why? How important are plants to life on Earth? Could life as we know it continue if there were no plants? Read on the find out why plants are truly the cornerstone of life. Model 1: An Overview of Photosynthesis and Chloroplast Structure 6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2 Site of the Calvin cycle‚ or light independent reactions 6 H 2O + 6 CO2 Contains chlorophyll. This is the site of the light dependent
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Photosynthesis 1. Would you illuminate your house plants with a green light bulb? Why or why not? It would not be a wise choice to put a plant under a green light bulb. The reason for this is that due to the fact that the leaves are green they reflect green light. This shining green light onto the flowers will cause photosynthesis to stop. Since the light is being reflectd‚ the cells do not get any light. With out light they cannot carry out the everyday occurrence of photosyntesis. If 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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pigments of spinach leaves can be separated. The knowledge gained in this experiment is relevant to understanding how the process of photosynthesis works. A Real-world application for this includes the harvesting of clean energy sources‚ as scientific advances have led the way to artificial photosynthesis on the path to replace fossil fuels (Nath‚ 237). Photosynthesis converts light received from the sun into chemical energy known as ATP. Visible light is absorbed by the pigments found in plants. Carbon
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Photosynthesis notes -sunlight brings energy to Earth -the energy in sunlight is packaged in photons -the photosystems in the thylakoid membrane capture photons -pigments in the photosystems have an antenna complex that actually grabs the photons -chlorophyll b captures the photons and transfers the energy to chlorophyll a (the reaction center) -when the reaction center receives the energy it donates an electron -the donated electron will move down the electron transport system (ETS) -ETS
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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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AP Biology Photosynthesis Lab Bethany Boyer Due 11/12/14 Lab Write-Up Questions First Experiment 1) The independent variable in this experiment was the presence of CO2 (carbon dioxide). The dependent variable was the speed at which the leaf disks started to float. 2) In the leaf tissue‚ the bicarbonate and light are combining to carry out photosynthesis. This will cause oxygen to collect in the leaf tissue‚ causing it to rise. 3) If we were to boil the leaf disks‚ the reaction would most likely
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plants would not be able to carry out photosynthesis (McKenney‚ Peffley‚ and Wilmington 49). Photosynthesis is responsible for providing the plant with nutrients it needs to thrive and grow. Without the proper nutrients‚ it is difficult for a plant to continue to live. Therefore‚ photosynthesis is necessary for a plant’s vitality. The goal of this experiment is to observe and identify the impact that light has on a plant. Hypothesis: If light affects photosynthesis in plants‚ then the plants growing
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS & CELLUAR RESPIRATION LAB REPORT % Absorption 400 425 450 475 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 675 700 Average 47 44 37 27 14 10 8 9 9 10 15 17 14 Use the graph of Average % Absorption for Grass Pigments to answer the following questions. ANSWER ONLY THE QUESTIONS BELOW. YOU WILL LOSE POINTS IF YOUR ANSWER INCLUDES UNRELATED INFORMATION. 1. What specific range of wavelengths explains why grass is green? The absorption of all wavelengths outside approximately
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purpose of this lab was to investigate whether veins affect photosynthesis rate. It was predicted that having veins would decrease the rate because chloroplast might be less frequent due to the vascular tissue. For this experiment‚ 4 groups were set up: veins and no veins in CO2 solution‚ and veins and no veins in distilled water‚ the distilled water groups served as controls. These 4 groups were placed under a light bulb in order for photosynthesis to occur. No disks experience movement in the first 7
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