Factors That Affect Photosynthesis I – Light and Chlorophyll Content

Objectives

•  Design of a model that explains photosynthesis and relates the model with the balance between reactants and products

•   Investigation of the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis with the help of redox indicators

•  Investigation of the effect of chlorophyll content on the rate of photosynthesis

•   Investigation of the effect of light color (wavelength) on the rate of photosynthesis with the help of redox indicators and spectrophotometer, 

Curriculum alignments

• NGSS 

HS-LS1-5. Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.

• AP

 3.5 Photosynthesis

• Cambridge International AS & A Level

13.2 Investigation of limiting factors

• IB DP

2.9 Photosynthesis

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