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Measuring The Rate Of Photosynthesis Of Pondweed Elodea Sp

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The experiment on photosynthesis is conducted to measure the rate of photosynthesis of the pondweed Elodea sp. The experiment observed the effects of light intensity and water temperature on the rate of evolution of oxygen from the weed. The oxygen released is determined by the released of the bubble of the weed in a minute. Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that crucial for every plants. The plants synthesized their own food through the reaction of photosynthesis. The process involved the conversion of the sunlight energy to the chemical energy. This process is associated with the function of the green pigment called chlorophyll. The plant traps the light energy to produce carbogydrates . The photosynthesis process needs the presence of water and carbo dioxide to released sugar and oxygen.The carbohydrates is converted into ATP that is essential in all living things. 6h20+6co2=c6h12o6+6o2 …show more content…

There are two reaction in photosynthesis which are light-dependent reaction and light-independent reaction. Both of these reaction s are affected by the presence of the light. This is because in light-dependent reaction, light energy is needed to produce ATP and reduce electron carrier NADPH. This reaction occurs in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplast. In contrast, light-dependent reaction does not reuires lght energy. This reaction uses the product of light-dependent reaction which is glucose .The reaction happen in the stroma in the

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