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To determine: What the short-term effect of sudden reduction of carbon dioxide concentration by 1000-fold will be on the levels of 3-phosphoglycerate and ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate.
Introduction: Chlorella is a single-celled green alga which is usually found in freshwater. It carries out photosynthesis because of the presence of Chlorophyll a and b. It is known to have a very high efficiency of photosynthesis and thus can be used as a source of food.
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To determine: What the short-term effect of restriction of light to green wavelengths (510-550 nm) will be on the levels of 3-phosphoglycerate and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate.
Introduction: Chlorella is a single-celled green alga which is usually found in freshwater. It carries out photosynthesis because of the presence of Chlorophyll a and b. It is known to have a very high efficiency of photosynthesis and thus can be used as a source of food.
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To determine: What the short-term effect of an addition of an inhibitor oh photosystem II will be on the levels of 3-phosphoglycerate and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate.
Introduction: Chlorella is a single-celled green alga which is usually found in freshwater. It carries out photosynthesis because of the presence of Chlorophyll a and b. It is known to have a very high efficiency of photosynthesis and thus can be used as a source of food.
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To determine: What the short-term effect of reduction of oxygen concentration from 20% to 1% will be on the levels of 3-phosphoglycerate and ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate.
Introduction: Chlorella is a single-celled green alga which is usually found in freshwater. It carries out photosynthesis because of the presence of Chlorophyll a and b. It is known to have a very high efficiency of photosynthesis and thus can be used as a source of food.
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