Photosynthesis Lab Report

Have you ever really wondered how different variables can affect how plants go through photosynthesis? Well, in this experiment, the purpose was to see how various environmental conditions can affect the overall photosynthetic capacity of a specific plant. The factors, light, darkness, cold, and heat were applied to see how the different components would affect the photosynthesis on spinach plants. Each group was given a different factor to test. Out group was given the light factor. The hypothesis for this experiment is that when adding light as a factor, the light will affect the overall plant photosynthesis.

The purpose of this lab is to observe the effect of white, green, and dark light on a photosynthetic plant using a volumeter and followed by the calculation of the net oxygen production using different wavelengths color of white and green light, and also the calculation of oxygen consumption under a dark environment, and finally the calculation of the gross oxygen production.

My lab partners and I performed an experiment that involved placing spinach disks into separate cups of distilled water (dH2O) and 0.2% sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) solution to examine photosynthesis in leaf tissue (Department of EEB, 2015). Discovering that the spinach disks quickly floated to the top of the 0.2% NaHCO3 solution and not in dH2O, we wondered if varied concentrations of carbonation would affect the rate of photosynthesis (PS). We tested this by halving the 0.2% NaHCO3 solution (using equal parts dH2O and 0.2% NaHCO3 solution to make 0.1% NaHCO3 solution). I hypothesize that if the spinach disks are placed in the 0.1% NaHCO3 solution, then they will have a slower PS compared to the disks placed in 0.2% NaHCO3. CO2

The rate of photosynthesis is affected by environmental factors like light intensity, light wavelength, and temperature. This experiment will test the

Photosynthesis is a vital process that requires to utilize energy for plants. This experiment was done to evaluate the effects of carbon availability on photosynthetic activity. The aquatic plant Elodea densa was placed into sodium bicarbonate solutions of five concentrations ranging from 0.1% to 1.0%, in five independent trials (excluding the negative control treatment of water). The temperature and light intensity was constant. The results indicated a directly proportional relationship between the availability of carbon dioxide and the rate of photosynthesis of Elodea Densa, as photosynthesis continued to increase with increasing amounts of bicarbonate. The most O2 amount of oxygen produced was with the 0.7% NaHCO3 concentration and least with the control of water. The null hypothesis that stated carbon concentration does not affect rate of photosynthesis of the aquatic plant was rejected. The predicted hypothesis that an increase in bicarbonate concentrations results in an increase in the photosynthetic rate was accepted. In conclusion, there is a significant increase in photosynthetic activity as the concentration of NaHCO3 increases.

The results of the mean of the concentrations are as followed; 0%, 0.2%, 2.0% and 1.0% which are in organization of longest float time to shortest. The higher the concentration of sodium bicarbonate (carbon source) the quicker the process of photosynthesis occurs. The mean of the concentrations is; 0% is 900, 0.20% is 757.58, 1.0% is 580.004 and 2.0% is 582.54. The standard deviations of the concentrations are; 0% is 0, 0.20% is 190.0045, 1.0% is 247.9306 and 2.0% is 199.979.

Photosynthesis is a food making process for algae and plants. The photosynthesis process rate varies from different wavelengths and intensities of light. This lab will evaluate the optimal wavelengths and degrees of intensity during photosynthesis when chloroplast is exposed to light. The mixtures of DCPIP with water, PO4 buffer, and chloroplast will be prepared in a number of cuvettes. The cuvettes were tested individually at different wavelengths and intensities to find the optimal rate of photosynthesis by using a spectrophotometer, measuring the greatest change in absorbance. From this experiment, two data charts and four graphs were obtained. The hypothesis was set from graphs obtained in this lab, and the optimal reaction

The purpose of this lab is to determine the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.The effect of Light Intensity experiment will show the rate of photosynthesis based on the amount of light from the light bulb, temperature, and direction and distance of the light, these variables determine the absorbance. In the effect of Light Wavelength experiment, photosynthesis is affected by different light colors. Photosynthesis in this experiment is more successful with certain colors due to different pigments in chloroplasts only absorbs certain wavelengths. The rate of photosynthesis will be estimating oxygen production in spinach leaf using floating leaf disk procedure. The more floating disks, the more oxygen being produces

Abstract: An experiment was carried out to determine how certain factors such as light intensity and availability of carbon dioxide, affected the rate of photosynthesis. The rate of photosynthesis was measure by the amount of oxygen produce (cm3/min).

This experiment demonstrates the effects of pH on the rate of photosynthesis by examining the behavior of leaf disks in different pH solutions under light. In this experiment, we used five different pH levels: pH 5, pH 6, pH 7, pH 8 and pH 9. These solutions were created using a combination of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. Spinancia olcerea or spinach, leaves were used in the experiment to examine the effects of pH on the rate of photosynthesis. The rate of photosynthesis was measured by counting the number of leaf disks that rose to the surface of the solution after each minute. In acidic solutions, the rate of photosynthesis increased while in basic solutions, the rate of photosynthesis decreased.

Xylose was used to produce cephalosporin C (CPC) by Acremonium (A.) chrysogenum because of its effect on biosynthesis. When A. chrysogenum cultures were performed containing 6% of xylose as a main carbon source, NADPH concentration was found to be 0.061 mol/Lg cell at 96 h and was maintained at ∼0.06 mol/Lg cell for 72 h. Moreover, the cystathionine-γ-lyase level was maintained at ∼0.207 U/g cell by 144 h. The cell growth and CPC production at 6% xylose were 71.23 g/L and 8.29 g/L, respectively, at 96 h. The gene expression for CPC synthesis and efflux was confirmed. The effect of xylose on CPC was integrated with glycerol culture for CPC production. The culture of mixed carbon source using both glycerol and xylose showed the synergistic effect, maximizing their advantages.

Performed in the practical was an experiment which was used to determine the number of dopamine D1 receptors in the striatum of a rat, along with the binding affinity of these receptors. In the total receptor binding experiment, the 3H-SCH 23390 was added to homogenised rat striatum tissue and Tris ion buffer in descending concentrations of 3H-SCH 23390. No flupentixol was added to these experiments. The lack of flupentixol allowed the binding of both specific binding to the D1 receptor and the non-specific binding to other binding sites to occur. The results in this experiment were as predicted.

The purpose of this investigation was to see and understand the relationship between the effect of temperature and the rate at which the amount of anthocyanin leaves the cell. This was achieved by using the colorimeter calculated through the Data Logger, and assessing the absorption of blue light of the solution. In both the data collection tables, results were achieved to understand how the absorption of blue light (470 nm) increased as the temperature increased as well. On Table 1, results varied for each group but more or less gave accurate results. For example, the temperature was 20°C for group 6, the absorption of blue light was 0.027 and when the temperature increased to 30°C, the absorption of blue light was 0.031.

photosynthesis happens in two stages: light reaction and carbon fixation also known as calvin cycle.light reaction TAKES PLACE IN THYLAKOID USE light energy to produces atp and nadph whereas, calvin cycle takes place instroma uses energy derived from light dependent reaction to make GA3P from CO2 ( Bio166 lab execise manual, 2015). the purpose of this experiment was to separate plant

However, the photosynthetic process can be affected by different environmental factors. In the following experiment, we tested the effects that the light intensity, light wavelength and pigment had on photosynthesis. The action spectrum of photosynthesis shows which wavelength of light is the most effective using only one line. The absorption spectrum plots how much light is absorbed at different wavelengths by one or more different pigment types. Organisms have different optimal functional ranges, so it is for our benefit to discover the conditions that this process works best. If the environmental conditions of light intensity, light wavelength and pigment type are changed, then the rate of photosynthesis will increase with average light intensity and under the wavelengths of white light which will correspond to the absorption spectrum of the pigments. The null hypothesis to this would be; if the environmental conditions light intensity, light wavelength and pigment type are changed, then the rate of photosynthesis will decrease with average light intensity and under the white light which will correspond to the absorption spectrum of the pigments.