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In this piece of coursework I will be investigating the affect of different coloured light on the rate of photosynthesis.  

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Investigating the affect of different coloured light on the rate of photosynthesis. In this piece of coursework I will be investigating the affect of different coloured light on the rate of photosynthesis. Theory-: Green plants make their own food by a process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis occurs only in the presence of. Photosynthesis takes place mainly in leaves and depends on an important green pigment called chlorophyll, which is found in chloroplasts. To obtain the most sunlight as possible, leaves have a large surface area and the more sunlight the plant receives, the better it can photosynthesize. Chloroplasts are found in palisade cells in large numbers and to allow as much light to get in as possible, the cells are arranged like a fence. This helps the energy entering the surface of the leaf to travel a long way through the palisade cells. Photosynthesis can be defined as the production of...

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