Photosynthesis: An Introduction To Photosynthesis

Introduction: Photosynthesis uses the sun’s energy and uses it to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar. There were two plants that stayed outside in the sunlight and two plants that were inside only receiving sunlight from the window. If the plants stay outside then they will grow at a faster rate and will be the tallest with most leaves because they receive more sunlight from the sun and have a fresher environment. Methods: Both the plants inside and outside were exposed to sunlight and given water every day. Results: The plants inside grew more than the plants inside. The plants outside did not last all of the weeks the experiment was being conducted.

Plants and algae obtain carbon dioxide and release oxygen using photosynthesis. In photosynthetic organisms, photosynthesis occurs in the

Instead of the cap I used parafilm and made a tiny hole in the middle. I placed a string through the hole and curled it up through the soil. In the soil I planted three seeds of the fabaceae bean family. I put water in the bottom half of the water bottle as well on the soil so that it could be moist. I then used parafilm to tape the bottom and top parts together to take it to my dorm room. There I placed it next to the window. As the days passed I filled the water reservoir with water whenever it was needed. I also put water on the soil so that it could stay moist.

Results

Spinach Leaf The bands ranged from a dark green to a light yellow. The dark green was at the bottom and the light yellow was at the top.

Paper Chromatography Experiment

Pigment Molecular Weight Color of pigment

Chlorophyll a 893.5 Light green

Chlorophyll b 907.47 Dark green

Carotene 536.88 Orange

Xanthophyll 568.88