Wednesday 20 February 2013

2.22 describe experiments to investigate photosynthesis, showing the evolution of oxygen from a water plant, the production of starch and the requirements of light, carbon dioxide and chlorophyll

The most common experiment for this is using pond weed, which is placed under water then factors are varied:
A lamp is moved further from the plant;
Baking powder is added to the water (increasing CO2);
A white leaved plant is tested against a green leaved plant (green has more chlorophyll).

The gas it gives off- being the products of photosynthesis- is counted as bubbles or measured by downwards displacement. This shows the speed of photosynthesis under different conditions.
Iodine can be used to test the production of starch.

9 comments:

  1. What organism is investigated when looking at starch production?

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    1. When I did it it was just with a green leaf

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  2. Plants because they store energy as starch, but animals and fungi store energy in glycogen.

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  3. Good luck to everyone on Tuesday btw :)

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  4. GOD LUCK TOMOROOW IF U HAVE UR GCSES

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  5. u need to add in more on iodine tests. u can check p.109-110 of the edexcel 2009 edition

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  6. more at

    http://igcse-biology-notes.blogspot.hk/2017/06/222-describe-experiments-to-investigate.html

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