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Photosynthesis Post-Lab Worksheet

This document summarizes a student's photosynthesis lab worksheet. The student observed: 1) Test tubes with the plant Elodea and carbon dioxide changed from green to blue, indicating photosynthesis occurred. 2) The rate of photosynthesis was higher when the light source was closer to the plant, showing distance of light affects the rate. 3) Plants release oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis, which was observed through the production of oxygen bubbles. 4) The major parts of the chloroplast are the granum, thylakoid, stroma, inner membrane, and outer membrane.

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Photosynthesis Post-Lab Worksheet

This document summarizes a student's photosynthesis lab worksheet. The student observed: 1) Test tubes with the plant Elodea and carbon dioxide changed from green to blue, indicating photosynthesis occurred. 2) The rate of photosynthesis was higher when the light source was closer to the plant, showing distance of light affects the rate. 3) Plants release oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis, which was observed through the production of oxygen bubbles. 4) The major parts of the chloroplast are the granum, thylakoid, stroma, inner membrane, and outer membrane.

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Photosynthesis Post-Lab Worksheet


Part One: Observing Evidence of Photosynthesis
A. Answer your Data Analysis questions from the Procedure here: (5 points each)
1. Which test tube(s) revealed a color change during this investigation?
Tube 1

2. What does a color change indicate in this investigation?


The photosynthesis is present

B. Fill out the following chart based on the experiment: (10 points)
3.
Test Tube #1 Test Tube #2 Test Tube #3
What plant elodea What plant elodea What plant none
is present? is present? is present?
What was Btb, water, What was Btb, water, What was Water, btb,
in the co2 in the co2 in the co2
solution? solution? solution?

Light Heat lamp Light Left in the Light Heat lamp


source? source? dark source?
Color green Color green Color green
before? before? before?

Color blue Color yellow Color green


after? after? after?

(continue below)

C. Answer the following questions based on this portion of the Lab Procedure:
(5 points each)
4. Why doesn’t the Elodea plant in the solution produce oxygen in the dark?
You need light for photosynthesis to occur.

5. For each tube that changed color, why do you think there was a color change?
Light was present

6. Bromothymol blue is an indicator used to detect the presence of what gas?


Co2

7. Why did you initially breathe into the solution to turn it green?

To give it carbon dioxide

(continue below)
Part Two: Observing Rate of Photosynthesis
A. Answer your Data Analysis questions from the Procedure here: (5 points each)
1. Explain why the plant was producing bubbles when placed near the light source.
The plant is a light/heat reactant plant

2. How does the rate of photosynthesis change when the distance of the light source
changes?
The rate of photosynthesis is lower

B. Answer the following questions based on this portion of the Lab Procedure:
(5 points each)
3. What was the rate of photosynthesis for each light source (per minute)?
The closer plant was 22 bubbles per minute and the farther plant Was 8 per
minute.

(continue below)
4. What is the purpose of the sodium bicarbonate being mixed into the solution?
It changes the color of the water is an acidic substance is present
5. How does this investigation demonstrate that plants give off oxygen during
photosynthesis? Explain your answer based on your observations.

Plants give off oxygen when there is a light and c02 combination
(photosynthesis)

Part Three: Observing a Byproduct of Photosynthesis


A. Answer your Data Analysis questions from the Procedure here: (5 points each)
1. Why is it important for plants to release oxygen as a byproduct?

For humans and animals to breathe in

(conitnue below)
2. Compare and contrast this experiment in Part 3 of photosynthesis with the
exploration of photosynthesis through the observation of the oxygen bubbles in part 2.
The both were under heat lamps and had plants in them, but the bubble
experiment used baking soda and distilled water as ingredients

B. Answer the following questions based on this portion of the lab procedure:
(5 points each)
3. Why should the level of water in the beaker be above the highest point of the funnel's
stem?

To fully submerge the plant

4. What do you think would happen if we added more sodium bicarbonate to the
solution?
The color would be darker/ lighter

(continue below)
Part Four:
Label the major parts of the chloroplast: (15 points)
Move the labels below to the best position on the picture to identify its components. Do
so by clicking and dragging the actual textbox and placing it in the correct location on
the chloroplast.

granum

thylakoid

stroma

inner
membrane
outer
membrane
Granum(group of thylakoid)

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