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Experiment to test whether light intensity affects the rate of photosynthesis.
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Experiment to test whether light intensity affects the rate of photosynthesis. Introduction: Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen, sugar and other, energy-rich, organic compounds. Photosynthesis can be indicated by the following equations: Carbon Dioxide + Water Sugar + Oxygen CO2 + H2O C6H 12O 6 + O 2 Or: Light CO2 + 2H2O (CH 2O) + O 2 + H2O Green plants Photosynthesis is incredibly important in the maintenance of life on Earth. If photosynthesis ceased, there would soon be little food or other organic matter on Earth. Most organisms would disappear, and in time the Earth's atmosphere would become nearly empty of the gas oxygen. The only organisms able to exist under such conditions would be the chemosynthetic bacteria, which can apply the chemical energy of...
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