sss. SUMMATIVE PROBLEM QUESTIONS TO INVESTIGATE Choose 1 of the 3 to investigate.

Highlight your choice and delete the other two questions.

2. If you double the distance of light, will the rate of photosynthesis will decrease by half?

Research the following questions for the Problem you picked. Be sure to site your sources. Delete the questions NOT associated with the problem you are investigating. Questions to investigate for Color of Light Theory:

1. What are the light wavelengths measured in nanometers for red, green, yellow and blue light? What does that mean in terms of energy hitting the plant? 2. What is the difference between Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll b? 3. What other pigments make up a plant? 4. Why do plant growers use different colors when growing plants indoors? Using 2012 data, what do you notice?
2012 AVERAGE DATA IN 3 MINUTES FROM 6 DIFFERENT CLASSES BLUE CLASS PERIOD AVERAGES 1 2 3 4 6 7 COLOR OF LIGHT RED % Oxygen Decrease/Increase

81 18.5 9 18.3 46.5 7.3

62 18.8 9.6 11.5 85 2.5

TOTAL/6 AVERAGE

180.6 30.1

189.4 31.6

Questions to investigate for Distance of light (Light Intensity) theory: 1. How is light intensity measured? 2. What climates produce the highest rates of photosynthesis, why? Hot climates produce 3. What types of plants thrive in indirect light, why? The Boston fern is a plant that does not need much sunlight and

4. Using 2012 data, what do you notice?

2012 AVERAGE DATA IN 3 MINUTES FROM 6 DIFFERENT CLASSES Light Intensity 5cm CLASS PERIOD AVERAGES 1 2 3 4 6 7 TOTAL/6 AVERAGE 10cm % Oxygen Decrease

35.5 16 42.3 60.3 45.8 25 224.9 37.5

7.6 7 17.5 21 27.3 19.5 99.9 16.7qq

Questions to investigate for the amount of carbon dioxide (baking soda) theory: 1. How does adding sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) add carbon dioxide to the water? What is the equation?

2. What is the relationship between too much carbon dioxide and temperature? What does that mean for plants? 3. Using 2012 data, what do you notice?

Summative Photosynthesis Lab Problem: Copy the problem of your choice. Hypothesis: If the distance of light is doubled, then the rate of photosynthesis will decrease by 50% Theory: Photosynthesis is when plants absorb sunlight and turn into energy or sugar. Photosynthesis happens in the leafs of the plant. Somethings that are needed in photosynthesis are carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight. Photosynthesis also produces things like more oxygen and clear air. Leafs get

Photosynthesis because the chloroplasts in the leafs absorb the white rays. I think that if the light is doubled, then the rate of photosynthesis will decrease by 50%. I think this because there already is a distance between the light and the elodea so that original distance would be 100% and you doubled the distance so divided by two, which is 50%.
PROCEDURE: For Light Intensity 1. Measure and cut at an angle elodea 7 to 9 cm. 2. Remove a few leaves from end of stem and slightly crush end of stem. 3. Measure mass in grams and record. 4. Put elodea stem side up in a test tube. 5. Fill test tube with water and baking soda solution (1 tsp to 100 mL of water). 6. Put tube in rack and adjust lamp 5 cm from top of test tube. 7. Turn on lamp and wait 1 minute. 8. After 1 minute, begin counting small, medium and large bubbles for 3 minutes. Record data. 9. Repeat at 10 cm with same size and mass elodea 10. Repeat for Trial 2

DATA/OBSERVATIONS:
Trial 1 ___grams Small x 1 Distance Oxygen produced in 3 minutes at 5 and 10 cm Medium x 2 Large x 3 Total

5 cm

13x1=13

2x2=4

3x6=18

35

10 cm Notes:

15x1=15

3x2=6

4x3=12

33

Trial 2 _____grams Small x 1 Distance 5 cm 10 cm 21x1=21 1x13=13

Oxygen produced in 3 minutes at 5 and 10 cm Medium x 2 2x3=6 2x0=0 Large x 3 3x3=9 3x0=0 Total 36 13

Trails 1 2 Total/2 Average

35 36 68 34

33 13 49 24.5

2012 AVERAGE DATA IN 3 MINUTES FROM 5 DIFFERENT CLASSES Baking Soda in 100mL water .5g 1g % Oxygen Decrease/decrease CLASS PERIOD AVERAGES

1 2 3 4 6 TOTAL/5 AVERAGE

7 17 36.7 15.5 39.5 115.7 23.1

19.8 47.3 45.5 22.5 32.5 167.6 33.5

Average Rate of Photosynthesis

60 52.3 50 Average Rate of Oxygen

40 34 30 29.5 24.5 31.7 26 2 Textbooks 4 Textbooks

20

10

0 Group Period 6 7th Grade

Conclusion: 1. What was the average rate of photosynthesis for: a. Your group b. Your class c. Your grade

A: My Average rate for photosynthesis for my group was 34 and 24.5. For the 7th grade it was 31.7 and 26. For my class it was 52.3 and 29.5. 2. What did you hypothesize and was it correct or not? Explain. I hypothesized that if the rate of photosynthesis was doubled, then the rate of photosynthesis would decrease by 50%. My hypothesis was correct. 3. What can you conclude from this experiment? I concluded that the rate of photosynthesis would decrease when we added two books to the other two books, which moved the light source farther away from the plant. This decreased the amount of oxygen produced by 50% and I was correct. Analysis: 1.What was difficult to control in this experiment? I think knowing the difference between which bubbles were from the leaves or not was hard to control. It was hard to tell which bubbles were from the leaf or just carbon dioxide bubbles. 2. Was this a fair and reliable test? Explain. The test was fair because you could tell that there were more bubbles when the lamp was closer to the elodea but counting the bubbles isnt accurate. 4. What changes would you consider to make it more accurate? Probably having people positioned around the tube of elodea or having many cameras videotape the test

tube at angles so I can see all the bubbles from all the angles. 5. Why is understanding photosynthesis important? Understanding photosynthesis is important because it gives you an understanding of how plants draw energy from the sun and how they use it in different ways. Photosynthesis is also important because it leads to cellular respiration, which is the opposite of photosynthesis. It doesnt just help plants it helps all living organisms by producing oxygen and reduces carbon dioxide levels.

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