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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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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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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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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levels affect photosynthesis rate Phaladi Phaladi 201102379 Department Of Mathematics And Science Education University Of Botswana Plants‚ through the use of chlorophyll (green pigment in plants) that traps light can generate ‘food’ by combining carbon dioxide in the air and water. As with many chemical process energy is need to make and break molecules during the chemical process. The greater the light levels the more energy is available to carry out process of photosynthesis. Some photosynthesis
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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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Aim To work out how light intensity can affect the rate of photosynthesis. Hypothesis I think that the further away the light source is the smaller the rate of photosynthesis is. This is because there is a further distance for the light to each the plant in order for it to photosynthesise. Although the closer the light source is‚ the more photosynthesis‚ the light source could also kill or damage the Elodea (type of pondweed) because it could become too hot and denature its cells. But because
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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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