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PRE-LAB ASSIGNMENT PHOTOSYNTHESIS LAB Activity #1. Separation and Identification of Pigments by Paper Chromatography 1a. Given the following information about the molecular structure of photopigments, number the pigments in the order you would expect them to separate on the chromatograph. #1 should be the one that travels the farthest with the solvent (thus, will be the highest band), #4 should be the one that travels the least (i.e., lowest band). 3 Chlorophyll a:has 5 polar groups on the molecule 4 Chlorophyll b:has 6 polar groups on the molecule 1 Carotene: 2 Xanthophyll: Activity #2. Determining Absorption Spectrum for Leaf Pigments 2a. Use your textbook to help you answer these questions. Remember that a pigment appears a certain color because it REFLECTS (i.e., does not absorb) that wavelength. What wavelength range would be REFLECTED by each of these pigments? Chlorophyll a: 450-630 nm Chlorophyll b: 500-650 nm Carotene: 525-750/780 nm Xanthophyll: 570-590 nm (HINT: Xanthophyll is yellow) 2b. At approximately what two wavelengths would you expect the greatest absorbance values for: Chlorophyll a: 430 nm and 660 nm Chlorophyll b: 450 nm and 640 nm Carotene: 450 nm and 478 nm 2c. We know that most pigments are found in the chloroplasts of eukaryotic cells. Specifically WHERE is chlorophyll located in the chloroplast? The chlorophyll is specifically located in the membrane of the chloroplast 2d. Some PROKARYOTES are photosynthetic. Predict where the pigments might be located in these cells. In these sells the pigment would found on a thylakoid membrane which would be a folded cell membrane.
3. (a) Green pigments appear green because they ( absorb U or U reflect ) green light. Hint: See the photosynthesis chapter in your text. (b) Consider a green plant. It looks green because it is ( using up U or U spitting out ) any green light that it receives. (c) Based on your answer to part b, you can predict that if a green plant receives only green light, it will grow ( well U or U poorly ). PHOTOSYNTHESIS LAB POST-LAB ASSIGNMENT Activity #1. Separation and Identification of Pigments by Paper Chromatography 1a. The sketch below represent your results from this experiment. Pigments separate from each other based on their chemical properties as solvent is drawn up through the chromatography paper Xanthophyll Chlorophyll A Chlorophyll B Pigment mixture is spread on the starting line here When the solvent front reaches the top the paper is dried, and the paper is cut to remove individual pigments for extraction and analysis with the spectrophotometer 2
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