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Photosynthesis Lab

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Plants get their energy from a process called photosynthesis, which occurs in organelles called chloroplasts. Chloroplasts contained multiple colored pigments that aid in the photosynthetic process. There are two types of colored pigments: yellow pigments or carotenoids, and green pigments or chlorophylls. Both categories of pigments also include other types of pigments and all are essential for carrying out photosynthesis and each have a role for helping plants receive energy (Pavia et al 208). In this experiment, carotenoids and chlorophylls were extracted from spinach leaves using techniques of column chromatography and thin-layer chromatography. Column chromatography requires a column apparatus to be set up, and it should been packed with

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