I am going to establish the effect of changing light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis. What is Photosynthesis? Photosynthesis is how plants get their food. The reason why plants have leaves‚ roots or being green is all linked to photosynthesis. In photosynthesis‚ a plant takes carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil and uses the light from sunlight to turn them into food. Photosynthesis occurs only in the presence of light‚ and takes place in the chloroplasts of green plant
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The common duckweed also known as Lemna is often found in ponds‚ wetlands‚ and occasionally lakes. Duckweed is a very small‚ light green free-floating seed bearing plant. (aquaplant.com) Duckweed is known to take over the source of water it is in‚ in little time. It is forceful and can mix with other plants. The bodies of water that duckweed is mostly found in do not have waves or a strong current. They are typically only in still bodies of water although they can be found elsewhere. They are found
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• Duckweed (Lemna minor) is a member of the Lemnaceae family (Monette et al. 2006) it is a small plant that floats on the surface of still or stagnant water that is usually rich in nutrients (Keddy 2010). It was seen that Duckweed thrived in areas of high nutrient content‚ high sunlight and warmer temperatures (Taylor 2011) .It was also seen that fertilisers contained nutrients‚ such as nitrates‚ which greatly influences duckweed growth. Duckweed is also used for feed for farm animal‚ such as ducks
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328. 1954. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT INTENSITY ON THE GROWTH RATES OF GREEN ALGAE 12‚’3 CONSTANTINE SOROKIN 4 AND ROBERT W. KRAUSS DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY-. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND‚ COLLEGE PARK‚ MARYLA‚-ND Aimong the environmental factors affectingf the growth rates of unicellular algae‚ light is frequently at an improper level. In many laboratory cultures used for physiological research the light intensity is too low to permit logarithmic growth. In nature the intensity is well above saturation and
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In this study‚ we found that the growth of the duckweed thalli did not have a significant difference in the NP solution and the creek water solution. Although we found that the duckweed grows faster in the NP solution‚ rather than the creek water they do indeed have relatively the same mean. Overall our results supports our hypothesis. This also makes us question what kinds of factors are affecting the creek water to kill off the duckweed. Duckweed also is known to stop the growth of algae‚ but in
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Investigations in Light Intensity Change through Angular Displacement Guiding Question How does the intensity of light change as the angle of incidence to the light source increases? Prediction of Results Predict what you think will happen and what type of equation and graph might best fit the data representing the intensity of a light as the angle of incidence increases. Objective After completing this lesson‚ a student should be able to analyze light intensity striking a surface at varying
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How does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis? Poorly Pondweed Questions 1) How does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis? 2) How does temperature affect the rate of photosynthesis? sunlight carbon dioxide + water glucose + oxygen chlorophyll sunlight 6CO2 + 6H2O àààààà C6H12O6 + 602 chlorophyll Prediction I predict that the more intense the light‚ the higher the rate of photosynthesis. To photosynthesise‚ plants need light. It provides the energy for the process
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In the experiment‚ the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis will be tested. Photosynthesis is the process in which autotrophic plants create their own food (energy) from sunlight. Photosynthesis involves three ‘ingredients’ or reactants‚ carbon dioxide‚ water‚ and light energy (sunlight). Carbon dioxide and sunlight come in through a leaf’s stomata which are tiny holes‚ and water is absorbed through their roots. When all of these reactants are combined in a plant’s chloroplasts
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on the Survival of Duckweed Introduction Common duckweed is a plant found floating in compact colonies in ponds‚ marshes‚ lakes‚ and slow moving streams. Duckweed is a very tiny pale green‚ seed bearing plant (Wang and Messing 2012). Duckweed consists of 1 to 3 fronds‚ or an oval shaped leave–like structure (Wedge and Burris 1982). These fronds grow no bigger than 10 millimeters and usually serve to attach to other fronds‚ which create massive thick mats of duckweed (Wedge and Burris 1982)
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Hypothesis (Null): There will be no effect upon different distance intensities of light on the terrestrial isopods. IV: The different distance intensities of light at specified lengths (1 meter‚ 2 meter‚ and 3 meters) DV: The number of terrestrial isopods (rolypolies) on the unlighted side on the petri dish. Control: The unlighted side of the opened up petri dish. Purpose: To determine the light sensitivity of terrestrial isopods (rolypolies) in different levels of lighted environment. Number
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